January 20, 2011
Paul Beverly

Paul Beverly is president of North America and executive vice president of marketing worldwide for Gemalto, the world leader in digital security solutions. He joined the company in 1985 and...

January 19, 2011
Adding Value in a Network Business

Click here to download this article as a PDF. In describing electronic payments, observers often speak of the “network effect.” The network effect  – a powerful catalytic force that grows...

January 19, 2011
Spending on Visa grows to €1 in every €8 in...

Frankfurt, 18 January 2011 – Spend on Visa cards in Europe grew by over 16% in 2010 to total over €1 trillion, according to results released by Visa Europe today. ...

January 18, 2011
Data Breaches and eCommerce: Is There Promise in New Prevention...

Click here to download this article as a PDF. Introduction   Despite the recent economic crisis, lagging unemployment and lingering consumer doubts about the economy, one bright spot has persisted...

January 18, 2011
Official Comments on Fed’s Debit Plan from Congress, Credit Unions...

From the Federal Reserve Board: “The Board is requesting comment on two alternative interchange fee standards that would apply to all covered issuers: one based on each issuer’s costs, with...

January 18, 2011
Chase Paymentech Launches Safetech Fraud and Security Solutions

Chase Paymentech, a leading merchant acquirer and payment processor, announces the launch of Safetech™ Fraud and Security Solutions. This suite of services deployed separately or as a group, will ultimately...

January 17, 2011
Transcript: TSYS Execs Discuss First National Merchant Solutions Acquisition

Listen to audio interview DAVID S. EVANS: Hi, this is David Evans from PYMNTS.com. Exciting news today – TSYS acquired the remaining 49 percent interest in First National Merchant Solutions...

January 14, 2011
Report: A Survey of Consumer Payment Choice

This paper presents the 2008 version of the Survey of Consumer Payment Choice (SCPC), a nationally representative survey developed by the Consumer Payments Research Center of the Federal Reserve Bank...

January 13, 2011
Treasury Launches Tax Refund Prepaid Cards

1/13/2011 WASHINGTON – Timed for tax season, the U.S. Department of the Treasury launched a pilot today to offer taxpayers a safe, convenient and low-cost financial account for the electronic...