2012: The Year of the Mobile Payment?
October 12, 2011

Mobile. Everywhere. Opportunity. Everywhere. This was the theme of the GigaOm Mobilize 2011 conference held one week ago in San Francisco. Over two days during 50 sessions, participants debated the impact of the mash-up of cloud computing and the mobile Web for driving new opportunities...

The $500M Opportunity in 2012 for POS Developers
October 12, 2011

The top 10 U.S. retailers can add a minimum of $500 million to their bottom line in 2012 through incorporating mobile technologies and improving placement of in-store devices, according to analytics generated by Nexvu. How can the payments companies cash in on this lucrative POS...

TSYS Signs With Imperial Bank
October 12, 2011

TSYS today announced it has signed a licensing agreement with Imperial Bank, Kenya, for PRIME 4, the latest version of its card and merchant management solution. Imperial Bank will deploy the solution to manage the issuance of its Visa credit, debit and prepaid card portfolios...

Obama Campaign: Tweet Your Senator to Support CFPB Nominee
October 11, 2011

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Debit Rewards Programs Decline by 30% – New Study
October 11, 2011

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Google Me This: OfficeMax Exec on Working with the Digital Wallet
October 11, 2011

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Community FIs Seduce Consumers at Big Banks with New Debit Fees
October 10, 2011

As many major FIs tack on new debit fees post-Durbin, USA Today reports some small banks and credit unions are pandering, even offering to pay, frustrated customers to switch to their respective service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Do New Debit Fees Signal Durbin’s Failure? PYMNTS Readers Respond
October 10, 2011

Unless you’ve been living under a regulatory rock, you’ve probably heard by now that Bank of America plans to add a $5 monthly charge for customers who purchase via debit card. Durbin, FIs, Merchants, the Economy – who is really at fault here? PYMNTS.com readers...

Accenture Study Finds Consumers’ Holiday Spending Will Be ‘Careful’ and ‘Controlled’ in 2011
October 10, 2011

Seventy two percent of U.S. consumers expect their holiday spending to be ‘careful’ or ‘controlled’ in 2011, according to Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) annual consumer holiday shopping study. While 88 percent of shoppers intend to spend the same or less than last year, 71 percent of...