June 29, 2011
Bloomberg: “How Wal-Mart Trumped JPMorgan on Debit Cards”
June 28, 2011 Bloomberg ran an excellent retrospective today on “the story of the swipe-fee war” that recaps lobbying efforts by both retailers and financial institutions regarding the debate over...
June 27, 2011
CashPlus Prepaid MasterCard Help Cut Costs
The government and local councils throughout the UK are looking to prune their budgets where possible in these tough economic times. But how can you make a saving without it...
June 26, 2011
Session 6: How Mobile and Social Are Changing the Offers...
Highlights – How consumers decide what to buy and how to pay – What influences those decisions – Why that is changing and how payments providers need to adopt –...
June 20, 2011
Elavon’s Point-to-Point Encryption and Tokenization
Elavon, a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) and a leading global payments provider, today releases SAFE-T Suite, its Secure and Flexible Encryption and Tokenization portfolio of products...
June 12, 2011
U.S. Bank Issues EMV Chip and Contactless Abroad
U.S. Bank, lead bank of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), in partnership with Visa (NYSE: V) and Oberthur Technologies, announced its release of a dual interface payment solution that offers enhanced...
June 10, 2011
U.S. Bank First o Issue Dual EMV Chip and Contactless...
U.S. Bank, lead bank of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), in partnership with Visa (NYSE: V) and Oberthur Technologies, announced its release of a dual interface payment solution that offers enhanced...
June 07, 2011
Why Hyatt “Checked In” to MasterCard’s Corporate Travel Solution
Between room charges, meals, business center fees and other charges, managing employees’ travel expenditures is no vacation. Marcie Verdin, group head, Global Commercial Products Standards and Market Integration at MasterCard,...
May 31, 2011
At World’s Largest Travel Agency, mCommerce is Taking Flight
One in 20 users at Expedia.com, the world’s largest travel agency, prefer to book via mobile, according to Joe Megibow (VP, Mobile and E-Commerce Optimization). He discusses with PYMNTS.com the...
May 25, 2011
Earthquake Aftermath in Haiti: The Rise of Mobile Money Adoption...
Introduction In a cybercafé in downtown Port-au-Prince, Jean Yves deposits money into his TchoTcho Mobile account. Michel, his brother who owns the business, recommended that he register for this mobile...