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The use of biometric technologies in the financial services and banking industry is not really a cutting-edge application any more thanks to security applications. However, today's new generation biometric payments and other applications might c...

Payment Card Market in China 2010

Consumers Provide Direction With Prepaid Under Scrutiny

Consumers Provide Direction With Prepaid Under Scrutiny

Despite the stated goals of some companies to replace cash completely, recent trends in consumer behavior and the overall business environment show that cash access should be included in business plans for prepaid card providers.

The agency wants to make sure the non-bank players in prepaid are helping to prevent crime. The proposed rules would set out reporting requirements for non-bank companies that are involved in providing prepaid cards, redefine regulatory terms, a...

Churn is an ever-present problem for the prepaid card industry, but providing savings accounts is one way to keep customers around longer and link them to a product.

Boston, MA - Mercator Advisory Group today released the Online Banking Today and Strategies for the Future: Increasing Adoption, Access, and Usage, research report, which analyzes the current state of online banking and identifies the strategies...

Boston, MA -- The Closed-Loop prepaid market grew by 7% in 2009, totaling $205.39 billion in dollars loaded onto cards. This market now accounts for more than 62% of all prepaid purchases, while the Open-Loop market, had loads totaling only $124...

Much of the current U.S. population cannot recall a time when they actually paid to have a checking account, but a reminder is on the way. The enactment of the Dodd-Frank Bill containing the Durbin Amendment is poised to turn back the clock to a...