August 19, 2010
Doing As They Say or Saying As They Do: Tax...
In recent years, credit card reward programs have become a basic component of personal finance. Credit card issuers use them to entice consumers to spend more on a given card....
August 16, 2010
Igniting Payments in India
With almost 90% of payment transactions in India done in cash, there is little doubt that alternative payments have taken a back seat. Recently, banks have begun to promote electronic...
August 16, 2010
Introduction to India
As the 11th largest card market, and projected to rank 7th for 2011 [1], India promises a wealth of opportunities. Many global payment trends [2] have taken hold in the...
August 13, 2010
Former TravelEx Executive to Head Compliance at Prepaid Services
In this exclusive NEXTcast interview, Richard Knight, Director of Prepaid Services Company Ltd., a UK-based subsidiary of paysafecard group, sits down with PYMNTS.com to divulge his plans to help define...
August 11, 2010
Prepaid International Forum’s India Chapter Celebrates First Anniversary with Members...
Prepaid International Forum (PIF) today announced a successful first year of operation for the global trade body’s India Chapter with sustained momentum and increasing awareness of the role the association...
August 09, 2010
How Long Will We Ride the Mobile Payment Wave? Mobile...
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a15593/3q_2010_north_amer) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.’s new report “3Q.2010 North America Mobile Payment Market Forecast, 2010 – 2014” to their offering. North America...
August 06, 2010
Competition aspects of new mobile payment networks: The case of...
December 2008 Introduction This note reviews the Spanish experience with regulating the competition aspects of new mobile payment networks in the absence of formal technical standards. The saga is...
August 04, 2010
M-Pesa Capitalizes on Mobile Payments in Kenya
In this exclusive NEXTcast interview, David S. Evans is joined by Ignacio Mas, author of several papers on M-PESA, to discuss Mobile Payments go Viral: M-PESA in Kenya. M-PESA is...
August 04, 2010
Mobile Payments go Viral: M-PESA in Kenya
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [1] From: Yes Africa Can: Success Stories from a Dynamic Continent, World Bank, May 2010 Abstract M-PESA is a small-value electronic payment and store...
The pandemic is making cash all but a nonstarter for today’s no touch customers – and restaurants that can’t deliver touchless payments will find themselves in hot water. In the Order To Eat Tracker, Chris Birkinshaw, CEO of poke bowl chain Aloha Poke Co., explains why the rapid shift to cashless transactions has made contactless offerings imperative.