Why Square’s Sky-high Valuation, Unlike LinkedIn’s or Skype’s, Makes Sense
A high-tech bubble is being inflated, but Square is not a part of it. Unlike LinkedIn and Skype, Square shows you exactly how it will make real money....
Category: Credit Card Processing Blog
Debit Card Fee Limit Lifted to 24 Cents, Consumers Will Still Pay for It
The Fed has capped debit fees at $0.24, which amounts to government-mandated redistribution of revenues between industries, something it has no business doing....
Credit Card Issuers Do Poorly at Detecting, Well at Resolving Fraud
Criminals are getting better at stealing card account information, while banks and consumers are simply not doing enough to protect their data....
Your Credit Card Mail Is not Junk Anymore
About 60% of credit card offers mailed in Q1 2011 contained an incentive and most of them went to Americans with credit scores of 720 or higher....
Why the AmEx / Foursquare Mobile Coupon Push Is Good for Merchants
The jockeying for position in the m-commerce market among heavyweights in a range of industries creates opportunities that merchants should exploit....