July 08, 2010
Dispute Resolution: Don’t Go It Alone
Most Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs) are encouraged when they see their credit card processing volume increase. More volume means more revenue, goes the standard thinking. Unfortunately, with increased processing volume...
June 28, 2010
Market Definition: Use and Abuse
Dennis Carlton, Apr 19, 2007 Market definition is a crude though sometimes useful tool for identifying market power. The ambiguity in what analysts mean by market power (price above marginal...
June 27, 2010
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Washington, DC – Americans have faced the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Millions have lost their jobs, businesses have failed, housing prices have dropped, and savings were wiped...
June 17, 2010
News
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June 11, 2010
Durbin, Debit, and Financial Reform
The U.S. Congress is in the final stretches of passing financial reform legislation which has been under intense discussion and debate since the implosion of the financial system in September...
June 03, 2010
Economists Do It With Models
One of the conveniences of the new CPI website is the commentary section— being able to quickly preview a variety of blogs from one page. This page inspired our new...
May 10, 2010
MPD Innovation in Payments
MPD Innovation In Payments | PDF Igniting Innovation in Payments How Software Development Platforms Will Drive Innovation and Transform Payments The use of software platforms to drive innovation and...
April 29, 2010
The Card Networks: Stealthy Tigers or Deer in the Headlights?
The traditional card networks are great at what they do and they’ve only gotten better over time. Transactions occur lickety-split over their networks. They provide valuable services to merchants and...
April 25, 2010
Loyalty, the Social Way
Social is to strategy what the internet was to commerce back in the early part of this century – a new way to reduce costs and increase revenue by improving...