Research

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...

here are billions of consumers around the world who rely on cash to pay for goods and services in their daily lives. But in spite of growing consumer Internet access globally, the gap between consumers online payment needs and the tools availabl...

Seventh Annual Open Loop Prepaid Market Assessment

Squares and Sleds: Wireless POS Plays a Smarter Game