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Prepaid’s Summer Of Uncertainty

Prepaid’s Summer Of Uncertainty
Prepaid’s Summer Of Uncertainty
July 15, 2016  |  Alternative Credit

It’s as quiet as a hot summer night, as the prepaid industry awaits the final ruling from the CFPB. Rules that were promised last year,...

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Pokemon The Surprise Retail Sizzle Of The Summer?
Pokemon The Surprise Retail Sizzle Of The Summer?
July 15, 2016  |  News

Some weeks, there’s just more clouds than sun, and this week is one of them. We found one gigundo sizzle and three moderately-sized fizzles. We’ll...

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Startups Protecting The Enterprise On All Fronts
Startups Protecting The Enterprise On All Fronts
July 15, 2016  |  B2B Payments

B2B FinTech startups struck out this week, but that doesn’t mean venture capitalists ignored the B2B startup space altogether. This week was largely about the...

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Is Hong Kong Ready To Be A Startup Powerhouse?
Is Hong Kong Ready To Be A Startup Powerhouse?
July 15, 2016  |  Cross-border Payments

Hong Kong has a lot going for it — economic strength, stable currency, prime location and a top financial industry. However, the territory has yet...

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Craft Beer’s Cross-Border Journey
Craft Beer’s Cross-Border Journey
July 14, 2016  |  Cross-border Payments

American craft breweries are thriving and the taste for made-in-the-USA suds is increasingly crossing borders with sudsy abandon. In the July edition of the X-Border...

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NY’s Payroll State Of Mind
NY’s Payroll State Of Mind
July 14, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Proposed rules would alter the way New York-based employees are paid – as in they get to pick. Compliance. Headache. American Payroll Association execs tell...

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Can The UK Make Lemonade From Its Brexit Lemons?
Can The UK Make Lemonade From Its Brexit Lemons?
July 14, 2016  |  Cross-border Payments

Uncertainly has a way of fueling anxiety – in the case of Brexit, that statement couldn't be more true. Urban FT CEO Richard Steggall joined...

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Payments Security, With A Dash Of Humor
Payments Security, With A Dash Of Humor
July 14, 2016  |  Cybersecurity

Payments security isn’t generally a wellspring for belly laughs. But Vantiv is hoping humor will help it get a very serious message out to SMBs...

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