October 25, 2012
As Bluebird Soars, Green Dot Remains In A Tailspin
When Walmart and American Express unveiled their Bluebird alternative payments platform earlier this month, it was viewed as another positive sign for the growing prepaid industry. Odds are prepaid competitors...
October 21, 2012
Prepaid Sees Slight Rebound In Static Week For Stocks
One week after losing nearly 14 percent of its value, the prepaid industry rebounded over the past five days in what was an otherwise uneventful week for payments stocks. The...
October 20, 2012
Study: 47 Percent Of Top Retailers Have Mobile Site And...
According to a new study by Acquity Group, 47 percent of top retailers have both a mobile site and app – a 161 percent increase from a year ago. The...
October 17, 2012
Amex Launches Mobile App For Bluebird Prepaid Card
American Express launched a mobile app for its recently debuted Bluebird Prepaid Card. The app will allow customers to register for and establish a Bluebird account; Ӭdeposit money into their...
October 14, 2012
Payments Stocks Fall Across The Board
The payments industry experienced a down week across the board on the stock market, with every separate industry falling by at least -1.10 percent. Payments’ overall -1.38 percent drop was...
October 11, 2012
Google Wallet, Prepaid News Lead Payments Twitter Trends
Here are our top five tweets from the week that was. Keep tweeting, and we may feature you next Friday. @SeanBawden: Why not give Wal-Mart all your money? They’re taking...
October 09, 2012
20121009-Amex, Walmart Launch Checking, Debit Alternative
Walmart is continuing its push into the prepaid, unbanked and underbanked industries, launching a new checking and debit account alternative named Bluebird. Combining features found in traditional bank accounts, prepaid...
October 09, 2012
Amex, Walmart Launch Checking, Debit Alternative
A bird of a different feather? That’s what American Express and Walmart hope they have in Bluebird, a new alternative to traditional debit and checking accounts set to launch online...
October 06, 2012
Strong Week For Payments As Network, Prepaid Stocks Soar
After two consecutive weeks of decline, the payments industry rebounded in a big way this week, seeing an overall 3.10 percent gain as well as growth within each subset of...
