November 30, 2011
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas…And I Almost Got Scammed
MoneyGram International, Inc. (NYSE: MGI): ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when I soon realized,An email appeared saying I’d won a prize.The address seemed valid so I continued to read,The instructions...
September 22, 2011
Mozido Partners with Kabbani Associates
Mozido, (www.mozido.com), the cloud payment network that brings every mobile phone user into the financial ecosystem, announced today it has finalized an exclusive partnership with Kabbani Associates, leading experts on...
September 13, 2011
EXCLUSIVE: New CEO of Hip-Hop Mogul’s RushCard Talks First to...
UniRush, which produces the Prepaid Visa RushCard from hip-hop tycoon Russell Simmons, is moving to the beat of a different drum these days, or rather, CEO. Industry veteran Rob Rosenblatt...
May 25, 2011
Analysis: BoA, Chase and Wells Fargo Launch P2P Joint Venture
Despite the challenges faced by previous payments consortia (think Spectrum, Pariter and ISIS), many continue to believe that partnership and “co-opetition” are the best ways to compete in emerging payments...
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...
February 02, 2011
MoneyGram and Visa Extend Remittance Service
MoneyGram International (NYSE:MGI), a leading money transfer services company, and Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) announced today the launch of MoneyGram’s first cash-to-Visa account program for remittances from the United States to...
November 30, 2010
eWise Looks to Develop Secure Vault Payments Network
eWise, the exclusive provider for NACHA’s Secure Vault Payments (SVP) Network, completed a $12.1 million funding round earlier this year to support the full commercialization of SVP. Dean Seifert, eWise’s...
June 17, 2010
News
June 23, 2011 Chase Upgrades Amazon.com Rewards Visa® Card by Adding Amazon Shop with Points; Card That Offers an Exceptional Value on Amazon.com Gets Even Better Today, Chase Card Services,...
January 25, 2010
5 Burning Questions: Commerce Fault Line’s Patrick Gauthier
Industry insider Patrick Gauthier answers five burning questions on the mobile platform wars and its impact on the payments industry. Patrick Gauthier is a senior payment industry executive with 20...