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The Motley Fool
April 30, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
MasterCard Dazzles MasterCard reports an absolute blowout quarter in the midst of a miserable economy.   |
U.S. Banker
December 2001
Robert A. Bennett |
'I Didn't Do It' MasterCard and Visa are having a hard time fighting Internet and telephone fraud. The technology is there, but there's little incentive for all parties to cooperate. Above all, MasterCard and Visa are duking it out with each other... |
CIO
August 15, 2002
Jon Surmacz |
MasterCard vs. PayPal Both companies are trying to agree on rules to govern transactions processed through PayPal, and PayPal is still processing MasterCard transactions. It could be in both parties' interests to resolve the conflict. |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Get Ready for Credit Card Hell Credit card companies aren't just sitting back and absorbing losses, but frantically slashing existing credit lines in a last-ditch effort to take the risk off their balance sheets. |
BusinessWeek
July 11, 2005
Berner & Carter |
Swiping Back At Credit-Card Fraud Bogus transactions are falling overall, but e-tailers are still feeling the pain. E-tail credit-card fraud is triple the rate of the brick-and-mortar world. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Better Investment: Visa or MasterCard? Visa and MasterCard both reported full-year 2009 results last week. So let's weigh 'em in, unpack the numbers, and declare a winner. |
U.S. Banker
April 2011
Jeremy Quittner |
Breach Comber MasterCard's new technology identifies the likeliest victims of fraud and helps minimize unnecessary account closings. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Throwdown: Visa vs. MasterCard Both Visa and MasterCard have one thing in common that's few and far between these days: they're both great stocks with fantastic future prospects. but which one is the better investment? |
Bank Technology News
November 2008
Rebecca Sausner |
New Methods to Bust Transaction-Level Fraud A 40 percent increase in the amount of ATM and debit fraud detected could probably pay for the technology investment behind it pretty quickly, given that debit fraud in the U.S. is a $1 billion -- and growing -- problem, with few solutions. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Buy Visa Today There are lots, but here are three biggies. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 27, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Evolving Fraud Schemes Keep Pressure on Evolving Payments Instruments While some of the latest schemes borrow from scams past, today's fraud schemes are as sophisticated as banks' most advanced payments systems. And stopping them is still a challenge. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2009
Morgan Housel |
MasterCard Is Stabilizing Global consumers aren't dead yet. |
The Motley Fool
August 14, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
How Insecure Is Your Credit Card? The plastic in your pocket may not fight fraud as well as you think. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Are Visa and MasterCard Really Under Attack? I wouldn't bet on it. These moats are still safe. |
Entrepreneur
February 2002
Amanda C. Kooser |
Card Tricks Internet retailers face a struggle when it comes to chargebacks and fraud. |
U.S. Banker
April 2011 |
Noted & Noteworthy A recently released survey from electronic-payments firm ACI Worldwide found that nearly one-third of consumers say they were victims of credit or debit card fraud in 2010. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Visa Powers Ahead ... But Is It Cheap? Visa is doing fantastic, no doubt about it. But how much longer can cash-strapped consumers keep charging up their credit cards, and is Visa a good investment today? |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2011
Sean Williams |
MasterCard Rings Up Another Outstanding Quarter New clients, an international boom, and deflation all put big profits on the plastic purveyor's plate. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Is Visa Worth the Price? It's a phenomenal company, but its new stock is expensive. |
Bank Technology News
May 2001
Louise West |
Visa Speeds Up Move to Chip in Europe Visa has announced an investment program designed to accelerate the move to smart cards in an effort to combat increasing card fraud in Europe... |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2008
Morgan Housel |
No Love for MasterCard Even though MasterCard's second-quarter earnings were actually quite good, investors couldn't look past the one-time, $1.65 billion pre-tax legal expense that nicked results. |
Bank Technology News
July 2004
Jeremy Quittner |
A Battle's Breaking Out Over Phishing Prevention As phishing and spoofing scams continue to rise on the Web, and identity theft becomes a primary concern for financial services institutions, some credit card issuers have begun experimenting with new card technology to combat the problem. |
Bank Technology News
June 2001
Karen Epper Hoffman |
Vendors Take Aim at Online Crooks Neural nets help combat payment fraud... |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2009
Morgan Housel |
This Is All You've Got, Visa? As consumers pull back, Visa's growth goes up in smoke. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004
Dean Foust |
First Data: The Power Behind The Plastic After its merger with EFS, First Data's ownership of vast electronic-payment networks will provide it with a flow of fees the other rivals to MasterCard and Visa never had. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Congress Drops an Axe on the Credit Card Industry Why suppressed interchange fees could kill Visa and MasterCard. |
PC Magazine
May 16, 2007 |
Who Gets Hit Most by Online Fraud? Protect yourself now! Find out where and how most online fraud originates. |
The Motley Fool
February 10, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Taking Too Much Credit Apparently, we're moving away from checks and toward credit cards. OK. But wouldn't we be better off just spending less? Here are four fast tips to help free you of debt. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2010
John Keeling |
MasterCard Results Are Mixed. Now What? MasterCard had a mixed bag of earnings news, so is now a time to invest? |
Bank Technology News
February 2001
Maria Bruno |
Fraud Flat Despite Visa Application An anti-fraud initiative Visa USA rolled out on time for holiday shopping appears not to have diminished online fraud... |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2010
April Taylor |
2 Stocks That May Spring a Leak Visa and MasterCard have benefited mightily from consumers' shift from paper to plastic, garnering fees on each transaction. Will these companies' moats survive 2011? |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2011
Morgan Housel |
A Big Myth About U.S. Consumers Why we haven't given up on credit cards. |
Bank Technology News
July 2005 |
Securing Customer Data Gets Tougher Each Day When bankers refer to fraud publicly, it often comes off as if the theft does not involve human beings. But behind the recent spate of data breaches are people-on both sides of the problem. Want to make a CEO wince? Talk about fraud in real terms. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Ho Ho No for Visa and MasterCard Another victim of consumers' gloomy mood will be credit card processors Visa and MasterCard. Not only will they be stung by the inevitable drop-off in consumer spending, but what little spending is left might go to a relic form of payment that some may have forgotten even exists ... cash! |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Visa vs. Mastercard: Which Should You Buy? Now that investors have a gaggle of credit card providers to choose from, which, if any, are worth their money? |
Bank Technology News
May 2009
Michael Sisk |
Grappling With ACH Fraud The number of paper checks being converted to ACH transactions is growing exponentially, making the channel more enticing to thieves and increasing instances of fraud. |
Bank Technology News
October 2004
Holly Sraeel |
Fraud is Rising, But Victims, Banks are Fighting It Talk about fraud in banking circles and one will inevitably hit a nerve. |
InternetNews
November 15, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
Online Shopping Season a Target For Fraud Monday may be the most popular day to shop online this holiday season but fraudsters don't care what day of the week it is. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 24, 2007
Nancy Feig |
International Fraud Could Be Slowed By Data Sharing, Study Shows First Data study reveals that data sharing could be the key to stopping cross-border bank fraud. |
U.S. Banker
June 2011
Glen Fest |
Fraud Fight to Take Hit? Many banks subject to the Durbin amendment are convinced debit interchange cuts will make free checking or rewards programs impossible to support. |
Bank Technology News
February 2007
Holly Sraeel |
ID Theft Needs Little Fuel to Fan The Flames. Or Does It? With financial crime -- particularly cybercrime -- becoming more sophisticated among for-profit criminals, some industry observers argue that ID fraud is rising, and that many victims are still unaware of it. |
Bank Technology News
October 2002
Mark Bruno |
UK Banks Eye Smart Cards Abbey National dabbled with the idea of multi-function smart cards, but found security to be the bank's real sweet spot. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2010
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrade and Downgrade Argus eyes are smiling on MasterCard. |
Insurance & Technology
August 7, 2008
Stuart Rose |
Insurers' Fraud Technology Is Behind the Times But network link analysis, voice stress-recognition software and other emerging analytics technologies, along with fraud propensity scoring, can bring carriers up to speed. |
InsideFlyer
December 2014 |
Loyalty Program Fraud Skift recently reported that 72 percent of airline loyalty programs have fallen victim to fraud. |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 23, 2010
Penny Crosman |
KeyCorp Building Analytic Tools to Prevent Fraud The company is starting a two-year project to create analytics that will find and address fraud in real time, before transactions are completed. |
Bank Technology News
March 2007
John Adams |
Offline Fraud Continues to Flourish in an Online World Web fraud gets the headlines, but offline fraud accounts for a high percentage -- almost 70% -- of operating losses. It's a problem that IT pros ignore at their peril. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2011
Navjot Kaur |
No Slowing Down for MasterCard MasterCard posts a good third quarter |
Bank Systems & Technology
April 13, 2010
Matt Gunn |
ID Theft, Card Fraud Top Consumer Concerns, Unisys Survey Finds Banks need to go beyond "traditional" fraud prevention efforts, report authors find. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 2, 2005
Phil Britt |
Keeping Up With Fraudsters As fraud schemes become more sophisticated, banks need to examine a wider array of data to identify fraud trends. That means investing in more sophisticated technology systems, adding personnel and employing additional fraud-fighting processes. |
