Research

End-to-End Encryption: The Acquiring Side Responds to Data Loss and PCI Compliance

Global EMV Migration and theEuropean Market: 2009

Pay Now, Pay How? National Selection and theAlternative Debit Payment

With the CARD Act of 2009 (H.R. 627) now law, the industry can turn to the forgotten question of "what next" And by "next," we do not mean just the next nine months. We won't really know consumer and issuer outcomes for 2 to 3 years.

NEW RESEARCH PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON ENTERPRISE TEXT MESSAGING IN COLLECTIONS

The struggling of U.S. banks in the domestic market is now starting to directly affect their global strategies. Major U.S. financial institutions might be forced to sell off their overseas investments for cash for survival. Mercator Advisory Gro...

For the countries who brought you the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis, it is perhaps unsurprising that their relations have been erratic and complicated for the 47 years since the US imposed its trade embargo on Cuba.   On April 13, 200...

RESEARCH EXAMINES ESCALATING COMPETITION IN BANK REWARDS/LOYALTY SECTOR

The Canadian payments card market is under siege from all sides. Merchants are gearing up for a fight on two fronts - debit and credit. Interac wants to open it's doors to outsiders, and legislators have entered the ring. The future path of the ...

Going after the un- and under-banked consumers remains a hot topic for prepaid cards. However, how to offer the right products, in the right channel, and at the right price are the big questions that need to be answered before the market potenti...