Americans Are Quickly Adopting Mobile Banking
The use of mobile banking and mobile payments is growing; in the not-too-distant future they'll become the prevalent method of doing both banking and payments....
Surging Credit Card Use in China Boosts GDP
The huge increase in payment card usage in China boosted consumption by 4.89% for the 2008-2012 period, adding $375B to GDP and increasing growth by 1.7%....
Who Pays for Debit Card Fraud?
Debit fraud losses reported in 2011 were shared primarily between the card issuers and the merchants, with 60% borne by the issuers and 38% - by the merchants....
False Information and High-Risk Merchant Accounts
Many applicants for high-risk merchant accounts attempt to falsify information about their businesses to improve their approval chances; but they don't have to....
Saving for College in 2013
Though nearly all American families believe that college is an investment in their child's future, only 50% do it, down from 60% just two years ago....