February 18, 2011
E-Retail Report 2010: Security in European online retailing higher than...

Payment security in European online retailing is higher than ever. That is one of the results of the new E-Retail Report 2010 by Deutsche Card Services. February 17, 2011 –...

February 18, 2011
At the Epicenter of the Debate over Mobile Payments and...

Greetings to the PYMNTS. com crowd from the shores of the Great Salt Lake, where MPD is at the epicenter of the debate over the future of mobile payments and...

February 18, 2011
A Day Makes A Difference- “Durbin” The Day After

By Thomas P. Brown and Sarah Starcevich, O’Melveny & Myers LLP Thursday marked the latest turn in the extended debate over what role, if any, the government should play in...

February 18, 2011
Loves Me, Loves Me Not: Open Platforms

Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but the weeklong “Loves Me” or “Loves Me Not” series on PYMNTS.com is just beginning. The final stop for the Market Platform Dynamics team...

February 17, 2011
Durbin Continues to Set the Record Straight on Interchange Fees

Monday, February 14, 2011 Banking Groups Continue Pattern of Misleading Statements, Scare Tactics on Effects of New Law [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a...

February 17, 2011
Testimony by Governor Raskin on Interchange Fees

Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin Interchange fees Before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. February 17, 2011 Chairman Capito,...

February 17, 2011
Testimony by Chairman Bernanke on implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act

Chairman Ben S. Bernanke Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. February 17, 2011 Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Shelby,...

February 17, 2011
Addressing the ‘D’ Word

Chris McWilton | February 16, 2011 (From MasterCard’s “The Heart of Commerce” Blog) Included in the Dodd-Frank Act last year, the flawed Durbin Amendment represents government-instituted price fixing of debit...

February 16, 2011
MasterCard President Tells FOX News Why Consumers Should Care about...

In the opening remarks of his interview with MasterCard’s President of U.S. Markets, Chris McWilton, FOX News’ Stuart Varney reiterated how the Durbin Amendment of the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul bill...