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RushCard’s New CEO Outlines Plans For His First 100 Days

RushCard’s New CEO Outlines Plans For His First 100 Days
RushCard’s New CEO Outlines Plans For His First 100 Days
July 13, 2016  |  Payment Methods

RushCard has been in the headlines quite a bit in recent months, but the appointment of new CEO Ron Hynes strikes a new chapter for...

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The CFPB’s New Prepaid Card Rule Is Making The Rounds
The CFPB’s New Prepaid Card Rule Is Making The Rounds
July 12, 2016  |  Legal & Regulation

In a scene that is increasingly rare when the CFPB starts talking about new rules and regulations, all major parties involved in the conversation seem...

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Did Prime Day Hit Its Stride In 2016?
Did Prime Day Hit Its Stride In 2016?
July 12, 2016  |  Amazon

Getting a holiday on the calendar and in the public consciousness is not easy to do, especially in the modern world. Usually holidays exist to commemorate...

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Three Startups Shaping The Future of Commerce
Three Startups Shaping The Future of Commerce
July 11, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

Messaging. Social engagement. The API to rule them all. These three startups see a future that they can now take to the next level as...

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Why Target Is Letting Kids Design Their Clothes
Why Target Is Letting Kids Design Their Clothes
July 11, 2016  |  Retail

“Children are our future” is one of popular culture’s more favored cliches. Whitney Houston sang a song about it, and “The Simpsons” has spent the...

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The Data Dive: The Brexit Blues, Amex’s Lending Power-Play, Lyft Gets Mysterious
The Data Dive: The Brexit Blues, Amex’s Lending Power-Play, Lyft Gets Mysterious
July 10, 2016  |  News

Normally we reserve the opening sentence of the Data Dive for a joke about the week’s news. This week, with the string of tragic events nationwide,...

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