Upcoming Conferences
22nd Annual Card Forum & ExpoMay 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
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Prepaid Voucher Firms See An Opening In Online Transactions
When Ukash began selling its prepaid vouchers in Ontario, Canada, in early October, the British firm's first push into North America, the move signaled a deepening battle with its main competitor, Austria-based Paysafecard Group.
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Afterthoughts: With An IPO Possible in 2010, Better Days Ahead For First Data?
Cards & Payments | November 19Market 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]
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Life's Inevitables: Taxes, And Cards
Cards & Payments | November 19As more governments seek greater revenue, many are beginning to let consumers use cards, ATMs and even mobile phones to pay taxes. [FREE]
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Card Brands Get 'Back to Basics' In Latest Advertising Moves
Cards & Payments | November 19With marketing budgets weakened because of the struggling economy, the major card brands go simple to keep their messages strong. [FREE]
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Editor's Letter: New Year, New Name
Cards & Payments | November 19We'll continue to adapt to meet the changing demands of our readers, just as you do to meet the demands of your customers. [FREE]
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The Year In Review: Coping With Crisis
Cards & Payments | November 18The economic downturn and tough new card-industry regulations deliver a double dose of 2009 challenges for card issuers. [FREE]
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Cover Story: A Fresh Start
Cards & Payments | November 17Players 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]
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UK Issuer's U.S. Unit Puts Brand Out Front 'In A Really Subtle Way'
Cards & Payments | November 17Barclaycard U.S., which traditionally has hidden its brand behind the star power of its affinity partners, is tiptoeing closer to the spotlight. [FREE]
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A Sour Economy Has More Businesses Sweet On Cards
Cards & Payments | October 28The 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]
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Issuers To Tie Cost Savings To T&E Cards
Cards & Payments | October 28Though 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]
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Going Paperless: Virtual Statements Help Issuers Cut Billing Costs
Cards & Payments | October 26Credit 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]
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U.S. Stays On Sidelines As Other Nations Make EMV Game Plans
Cards & Payments | October 23A 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]
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Editor's Letter: Quiet No More
Cards & Payments | October 22Though Discover's overall goals remain murky, what is clear is that its efforts to grow outside the U.S. represent a smart move. [FREE]
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Cover Story: Discover's Global Ambitions
Cards & Payments | October 21Discover 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]
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Cover Sidebar: Recession Poses U.S. Growth Problems For Discover As Settlement Help Dries Up
Cards & Payments | October 21The 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]
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Cover Sidebar: Diners Club to Eliminate Franchise Exclusivity In Some International Card Markets
Cards & Payments | October 21Diners 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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