Regulation

H.R.4173. In a day when 140 characters rule the media, these six characters may usher in the third major era of the Debit industry. To quote another famous H.R.: Can’t do a little, ‘cause [...]

My favorite quarterly payments industry update has been released. I am a bit late in posting it due to a few client obligations, but better late than never. Again, this is from my long-time [...]

A new paper from the Boston Fed was released last week, entitled, “Who Gains and Who Loses from Credit Card Payments? Theory and Calibrations.” For payment systems aficionados, it is [...]

In a report just published by the British Retail Consortium (found here), an analysis of payment acceptance was done to determine the frequency (transaction share and dollar volume share) and [...]

In the evening of May 13, 2010, a shock wave went through the payments industry. The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill that, at first blush, enables regulation of Debit Card fees – both [...]