Research

The Payments Land Grab: How Mobile Devices and the PCI Hammer are Shattering Old Models and Forcing Hardware Vendors into the Clouds

Incumbents in the payments industry are nervous. The combination of new technologies, particularly rich apps and mobile communication, coupled with the PCI mandate suggests tectonic shift is coming to the traditional payments value chain. No one...

Vertical Integration and the Payments Value Chain

Lower transaction volumes, tighter transaction processing margins, offshore hardware competitors, PCI compliance mandates, and the economics of payments processing are pushing key players in the payments industry to rethink their business models...

Credit Account Origination Systems Vendor Review: Beyond Cards

Research Explores New Developments in Credit Card Account Origination

Going Global: Taking Prepaid Processing Abroad

Research Provides Guidance for DevelopingInternational Prepaid Card Processing Strategy

Retailer Credit: New Visions for a Troubled Segment

Cloud Computing and Innovation at the Point-of-Sale: Toward the Cloud-Based vECR

New Report Explores Cloud Computing and Innovation at the Point-of-Sale

Money Cards: When Is a Prepaid Card Not?

While debit cards have taken on a whole new value in today's economy, that doesn't necessarily translate into new consumers flocking to open checking accounts. The evolution of general purpose prepaid cards, from budgeting and remittance tools t...

Venture Capital in Payments 2010: How VC Funding Drives Global Payments Innovation

Beyond Brand Awareness with Exclusivity Contracts - An Olympic-Sized Opportunity for Prepaid

With its sponsorship making it the only card brand accepted at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, Visa Inc. undoubtedly boosted awareness of its brand, however in the new age of prepaid, these sponsorships gave the brand networks the additiona...

Healthcare Payments: Pay Now or Pay Later - Preparation Meets Opportunity

Healthcare Payments:Pay Now or Pay Later - Preparation Meets Opportunity