Prepaid Card Use Shows More Differences from Bank Habits
April 9, 2013 Even though prepaid cards are already widely considered a product for the underbanked, usage patterns are showing more clearly...

PayPal Confirms April Launch Date for Discover Partnership
April 9, 2013 PayPal's long-watched partnership with Discover, which will allow Discover merchants to accept PayPal payments at the point of...

Reddit News Site Now Accepts Bitcoin
February 15, 2013 The anonymous digital currency Bitcoin, which is already accepted on the Wordpress blogging site, has another mainstream...

Citi to Battle Barclays for American-USAir Mileage Card Business
February 15, 2013 The merger of the two airlines makes it likely that two rewards programs will become one, leaving the incumbent issuers no...

Amazon Advances in Virtual Money Battle While Facebook Retreats
February 8, 2013 Unlike the soon-to-be-discontinued Facebook Credits, the new Amazon Coins have a ready marketplace with consumers and merchants.

Visa and Citi Form Global Financial Inclusion Campaign
January 29, 2013 Working with Accion, the companies plan to connect governments, NGOs, the private sector and others to expand access to...

Nacha Establishes Guidelines for Using Bar Codes for Bill Payments
January 25, 2013 Nacha, the electronic payments association, issued guidelines for the use of quick-response (QR) codes for consumer bill...

Go Daddy, First Data Partner on Service for Small Businesses
January 23, 2013 A new service from Go Daddy will provide a website complete with digital shopping cart and online payment acceptance supported...

Two Years On, Citi's High-Tech Card Is Still in Pilot Mode
December 24, 2012 The languishing of the Citi 2G card shows how even the most impressive new technologies can struggle to find a foothold in...

Dwolla Update Lets Users Initiate Transfers with Twitter
December 13, 2012 The alternative payment provider Dwolla now gives users the ability to send money via tweet by using the hashtag #dwolla.