The Payday State of the Union
A wonderful interactive payday lending map of the U.S. gives us each state's payday usage rate and a summary of their payday lending laws....
How Mobile Payments Should Be Done: Apple’s iBeacon vs. NFC
So new and untested are the technologies that power the various m-payment platforms that you can get away with saying pretty much anything about your service....
U.S. Household Debt up by Most since 2007
The fourth quarter of 2013 saw the biggest increase in U.S. household debt since the third quarter of 2007....
U.S. Credit Card Delinquencies, Debt Remain at Record-Lows
The credit card delinquency rate, as well as the credit card debt burden of U.S. consumers remained at record-low levels in 2013 Q4....
On Survival of the Fittest, Square and Whole Foods
Square's Whole Foods deal shows that in the course of just three years the low-risk end of the credit card processing industry has changed beyond recognition....