December 22, 2009
The Decade’s 12 Greatest Developments in Payments: #6 What Has...
Its head has gotten bigger and the tail longer and skinner. I’m not talking about a scary monster but about the distribution of purchasing volume for the credit and debit...
December 22, 2009
What’s Next with Apriva: An interview with EVP Bill Clark
Founded in 1999, Apriva is the leading wireless solutions provider integrating the hardware, software and network infrastructure required to develop and deploy high-performance high-reliability solutions in the Point of Sale...
December 22, 2009
The Decade’s 12 Greatest Developments in Payments: #7 How the...
Payments went electronic in the first decade of the 21st century in the United States. Electronic payments account for more than half of all payments by dollar volume and more...
December 20, 2009
The Decade’s 12 Greatest Developments in Payments: #8 The Mag...
Okay, so not dying doesn’t sound like it could be one of the greatest developments of the decade. It is on my list because it some of the greatest developments...
December 18, 2009
Small Business Economic Outlook Remains Cautious
The economic confidence of American small business owners remains largely unchanged in October, rising less than 1 point from the previous month on the Discover® Small Business WatchSM index. The...
December 18, 2009
Innovation in Small Businesses: Drivers of Change and Value Use
Innovation and firm value are key drivers for business success. Their respective roles are vital in creating and improving goods and services, developing market demand, meeting market expectations, and increasing...
December 18, 2009
NFIB National Small Business Poll: Credit Cards
• Half (49%) of small businesses accept credit and/or debit cards as a form of payment and half (51%) do not. Credit cards pay for about five times as many...
December 17, 2009
Revising the Merger Guidelines: Second Request Screens and the Agencies...
This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Gregory Leonard, Lawrence Wu, Dec 16, 2009 Two aspects of the Merger Guidelines could benefit from a revision....
December 16, 2009
The Effect of Card Acceptance on Sales: The Case of...
Does taking plastic get people to spend more money? The card networks certainly think so and have often touted increased sales as one of the reasons why merchants should accept...
