September 16, 2010
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Jun 28, 2010, 7:00am 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,...
September 16, 2010
How the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 Would...
As part of its overhaul of financial services regulation the Obama Administration has proposed stronger protection of consumers of financial products and services.[1] The Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of...
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 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 30, 2010
Comeptition in Canada’s Debit Card Market
In this exclusive NEXTcast interview economist, Philippe Bergevin joins David S. Evans to discuss what’s next in the Canada debit card market. Philippe weighs in on how the entrance of...
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...
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 25, 2010
What’s in the financial reform compromise reached by House, Senate
Over a 20-hour negotiating session ending just past dawn on Friday, House and Senate conferees thrashed out a final version of the most significant new financial reforms since the Depression,...
April 16, 2010
More Than Money
Published in 1888, Bellamy’s book about achieving a utopian society was a huge best seller in its time. “Perhaps you would like to see what our...