Downloadable Tablet Apps Said to Be 'Next Frontier' to Win Younger Customers
February 8, 2012 By 2016, Javelin expects the total number of U.S. tablet owners to reach 87 million, or 40% of consumers.

7-Eleven Expands Support of Alternative Financial Services
January 31, 2012 The recession left its mark on many industries, but if it had a silver lining for 7-Eleven, it may have been the opening it...

Citi's iPad Banking App Now Accepts Credit Card Users
January 31, 2012 Citigroup announced an upgrade to its online banking application for Apple's iPad that includes what Citi says is the first...

Zappos Breach: When Good Data Security Wasn't Good Enough
January 17, 2012 The Zappos data breach, wherein thieves stole partial credit-card numbers from the shoe-marketing giant, may demonstrate that...

Apriva Wallet Seen as a Bridge to Mobile Payments
January 13, 2012 "Wallet" doesn't actually provide mobile payments, but collects rewards points for other mobile wallet programs.

Analyst Questions the Value of Fraud-Monitoring Services in Wake of Data-Breaches
January 6, 2012 The number of companies caught in data breaches exposing consumers' credit, debit and bank account numbers is growing, but the...

Banks Provide Modern Technology for Corporate-Card Auditing
January 4, 2012 Many companies still cling to time-sapping policies of checking transactions manually for mistakes and abuse. That is changing...

Credit Card Industry Revenue Fell 5.5% in 2011-Report
January 4, 2012 The credit card industry's total revenue fell to $154.9 billion in 2011, as borrowing grew sluggishly and issuers struggled to...

Report: Credit Card Industry Revenue Fell 6% in 2011
January 3, 2012 The economy may be crawling back to normal in some sectors, but credit card industry revenue continues to fall, according to...

Who Needs Banks? Mopay Pushes Broadband Bill as an Alternative
December 27, 2011 When online shoppers are looking for alternatives to credit and debit cards, Mopay hopes they will consider adding charges to...