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Upcoming Conferences

22nd Annual Card Forum & Expo
May 16-18, 2010
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando, FL

Mobile Banking and Emerging Applications Summit
June 6-8, 2010
M Resort | Las Vegas, NV

18th Annual Financial Services Collections & Credit Risk Conference
October 24-26, 2010
The Wynn, Las Vegas, NV

  • Afterthoughts: With An IPO Possible in 2010, Better Days Ahead For First Data?

    Cards & Payments | November 19

    Market conditions permitting, Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts in 2010 will try to take First Data public again, which would testify that a two-year interregnum as a heavily leveraged private company created value. [FREE]

  • Life's Inevitables: Taxes, And Cards

    Cards & Payments | November 19

    As more governments seek greater revenue, many are beginning to let consumers use cards, ATMs and even mobile phones to pay taxes. [FREE]

  • Card Brands Get 'Back to Basics' In Latest Advertising Moves

    Cards & Payments | November 19

    With marketing budgets weakened because of the struggling economy, the major card brands go simple to keep their messages strong. [FREE]

  • Editor's Letter: New Year, New Name

    Cards & Payments | November 19

    We'll continue to adapt to meet the changing demands of our readers, just as you do to meet the demands of your customers. [FREE]

  • The Year In Review: Coping With Crisis

    Cards & Payments | November 18

    The economic downturn and tough new card-industry regulations deliver a double dose of 2009 challenges for card issuers. [FREE]

  • Cover Story: A Fresh Start

    Cards & Payments | November 17

    Players in the credit and debit card markets are embracing a new approach to financial literacy designed to win back consumer trust and to improve their bottom lines as the economy stabilizes. [FREE]

  • UK Issuer's U.S. Unit Puts Brand Out Front 'In A Really Subtle Way'

    Cards & Payments | November 17

    Barclaycard U.S., which traditionally has hidden its brand behind the star power of its affinity partners, is tiptoeing closer to the spotlight. [FREE]

  • A Sour Economy Has More Businesses Sweet On Cards

    Cards & Payments | October 28

    The recession has taken a bite out of consumer and business card spending, but not all card issuers are singing the blues. Several major commercial card issuers say their purchasing and travel-and-entertainment card activity is on the rise, as corporations seek savings from shifting business-to-business spending from paper checks to plastic. [FREE]

  • Issuers To Tie Cost Savings To T&E Cards

    Cards & Payments | October 28

    Though many companies have cut their travel-and-entertainment budgets during the recession, T&E cards remain an important tool for controlling spending, some card issuers say. [FREE]

  • Going Paperless: Virtual Statements Help Issuers Cut Billing Costs

    Cards & Payments | October 26

    Credit card issuers grappling with rising printing and postage costs are reviewing their statementing policies. Although the institutions are treading carefully to avoid customer backlash, some likely will discontinue sending paper statements within the next year or two, analysts say. [FREE]

  • U.S. Stays On Sidelines As Other Nations Make EMV Game Plans

    Cards & Payments | October 23

    A few years ago, asking whether the United States ever would move to the EMV antifraud standard for chip cards was all but certain to bring a roll of the eyes, a smirk or even a sigh from bankers, card-network executives, terminal vendors and others involved in the U.S. payments market. [FREE]

  • Editor's Letter: Quiet No More

    Cards & Payments | October 22

    Though Discover's overall goals remain murky, what is clear is that its efforts to grow outside the U.S. represent a smart move. [FREE]

  • Cover Story: Discover's Global Ambitions

    Cards & Payments | October 21

    Discover Financial Services unfolds its plan to expand acceptance globally for its card brands through a series of strategic agreements with ATM and payment networks around the world. [FREE]

  • Cover Sidebar: Recession Poses U.S. Growth Problems For Discover As Settlement Help Dries Up

    Cards & Payments | October 21

    The growth outlook for Discover Financial Services in the United States is somewhat bleak, given the stagnant condition of the credit card market caused by the economic downturn. [FREE]

  • Cover Sidebar: Diners Club to Eliminate Franchise Exclusivity In Some International Card Markets

    Cards & Payments | October 21

    Diners Club International Ltd. will remain a niche brand under Discover Financial Services' ownership, but the company plans to make the brand "much bigger" through various enhancements, says Rajive Chadha, the unit's president. [FREE]

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