December 15, 2009
Prepaid & Healthcare: WiredBenefits’ Pre-Paid Employer Benefit Suite

WiredBenefits, a leading provider of prepaid healthcare solutions, has launched the Employer Benefit Suite, an innovative, turnkey platform that enables employers to offer low cost, secure, and convenient benefits to...

December 15, 2009
Green Dot Pres: Future of Prepaid

On the heels of a filing for a $150M IPO, Green Dot President Mark Troughton shares how his company has become a leader and innovator in prepaid.   PYMNTS.com asked industry...

December 14, 2009
The Decade’s 12 Greatest Developments in Payments: #12 AmEx Goes...

The payments industry had quite a decade. In a few days we will be saying goodbye to the first decade of the 21st century. What better time to take a...

December 14, 2009
Mobilizing Citibank: A Tale of Trials and Tribulations

Earlier this week, Citibank provided some perspective on their mobile strategy and their renewed focus on a better delivery of “traditional” customer service. In the ever evolving landscape of mobile...

December 13, 2009
USA Technologies Surpasses $5M a Month in Processed Cashless Transactions

USA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: USAT), announced today an important company milestone in cashless transaction processing – surpassing $5 million in cashless micro-transactions processed through its network in a single month....

December 10, 2009
Billeo’s Offer Assistant Saves Shoppers $500 on the Hottest Holiday...

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Billeo.com (www.billeo.com) – the provider of a suite of Online Assistants that save people time and money in all types of online...

December 03, 2009
Banking the Unbanked Using Prepaid Platforms and Mobile Telephones in...

The rapid growth of mobile phone usage and the continuous rise in wireless coverage fuel the expectations that access to financial services through mobile phones could transform the way financial...

December 03, 2009
Square Aims at Mobilizing Payments

Once again the silicon valley is abuzz with talk about the new project from one of its heroes, but will Square, meet expectations? A decade ago with the advent of...

December 03, 2009
Should We Ban Credit Cards? The Radical Policies Advocated by...

In the previous two entries in this series I introduced you to the field of behavioral economics and then described some of the empirical work and insights from this new...