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...
July 16, 2010
Seeking Fertile Grounds for Mobile Money
M-PESA is a huge success… and now what? Safaricom’s M-Pesa success story has focused the global attention on Kenya as the leading edge of the mobile money revolution2. M-Pesa...
July 15, 2010
6th Annual Central Bank Workshop on the Microstructure of Financial...
Location: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Brandeis International Business School will host this workshop, where researchers and practitioners will...
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 01, 2010
Checks are Checking Out – Will that be Cash, Credit...
Name: Eric Remer Title: Founder and CEO Company: PaySimple What I’m working on now…We are always focused on ways to simplify the lives of small business owners. From how they...
April 15, 2010
Prabhat Vira, Head of Global Transaction Services, Americas | RBS
Specializing in change management and building businesses throughout the world, Prabhat Vira, Head of Global Transaction Services, Americas at Royal Bank of Scotland, brings with him more than 23 years...
March 22, 2010
Prabhat Vira, Head of Global Transaction Services, Americas | RBS
Specializing in change management and building businesses throughout the world, Prabhat Vira, Head of Global Transaction Services, Americas at Royal Bank of Scotland, brings with him more than 23 years...
March 21, 2010
RBS: A Global Perspective on the Future of Payments
In this exclusive interview, Prabhat Vira, Head of Global Transaction Services, Americas at Royal Bank of Scotland, spoke with industry expert and author of Paying with Plastic, David S. Evans to discuss what’s next...
February 25, 2010
Prepaid Cards: A Tool for Getting by or Getting Ahead?
Prepaid cards are useful for customers’ day-to-day money management needs, but are the cards helping them achieve larger financial goals? Meet Virginia, Ariel and Leo (the names used in...
