April 11, 2011
The Behavioral Economics of Paying and Borrowing
Introduction Many Americans, feeling chunky and lethargic from their Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve eating binges, will be making resolutions to exercise more and eat less during 2011. Some...
April 03, 2011
MasterCard Cardholders Have New Way to Pay Taxes Online
Q) MasterCard and Official Payments Corp. have partnered to offer MasterCard cardholders a simple and secure way to pay their federal taxes online with the lowest convenience fee available for...
March 22, 2011
Transformational Microfinance LATAM
Mobilize Alternative Delivery Channels for Improved Reach, Increased Transactions, Lower Costs and New Products Loans /Savings/Remittances/Insurance/Branchless Banking/Housing 18-19 May 2011 • Mexico City • Pre-Conference Workshops 17 May 2011 www.microfinance-latam.com...
March 10, 2011
Will Orange Be the Operator to Ignite Contactless Payments in...
Orange expects over half of its new smartphones for Europe will be equipped with contactless capabilities by the end of the year, according to a press release on the company’s...
March 08, 2011
U.S. Bank Improves Providers’ Ability to Get Paid
U.S. Bank’s healthcare payments division today introduced two enhanced offerings—Payment Navigator™ and Payment Consolidator™—that help healthcare providers improve revenue cycles and streamline complex payment processes, at a time when providers...
March 02, 2011
ICBA Recommends Changes to Wall Street Reform Act
From the Independent Community Bankers of America Washington, D.C. (March 2, 2011)- The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today provided recommended changes to the Wall Street Reform Act to...
February 25, 2011
Prominent Consumer Group Sides with Banks Against Fed Debit Proposal,...
Many consumer groups, the National Retail Federation in particular, have been very vocal in their praise of the Federal Reserve’s proposed new caps on interchange fees back in December. Yet...
February 23, 2011
Every Major National Bank and Credit Union Trade Association Joins...
Cite Reservations Expressed by Chairmen Bernanke and Bair February 22, 2011 – An unprecedented coalition of every major U.S. bank and credit union trade association today strongly urged the Federal...
February 18, 2011
NBPCA’s Top Lobbyist Expects Prepaid Bumps Tied to Financial Regulatory...
(Courtesy of IIR’s Prepaid Expo blog) Monday, January 31, 2011 To listen to the podcast interview: Click Here The bad news: The U.S. prepaid and stored value industry is definitely...
Instant insurance payouts benefit both customers and carriers by enhancing both speed and efficiency, but barriers such as costs and complexity are blocking the way to their adoption — especially for smaller insurers. The latest “Money Mobility Tracker®,” a collaboration with Ingo Payments, explains how insurance companies are jumping these hurdles by collaborating with FinTechs to facilitate instant payments implementation.
