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New Payment Methods Give Old-fashioned Checks and Credit Cards a Run for Their Money Emerging technologies are currently gaining momentum while paper check usage is in decline, according to a new study by the Federal Reserve...   |
FDIC FYI
May 25, 2004
Neil Murphy |
The Impact on U.S. Banking of Payment System Changes Although the much-heralded check-less society has yet to arrive, major changes are underway in retail non-cash payment systems. Today's issue of FYI surveys the implications of the rising use of electronic payments. |
Bank Technology News
May 2005
Holly Sraeel |
Nonbank Payments: Are Banks Green? Yes And No. If you take cash and payments out of the equation, who needs banks? |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2006
David Cardwell |
Electronic Payments Accelerate Cash Flow Adept property managers are encouraging the use of electronic payments and customizing options to meet residents' needs. Electronic payments help close new business faster, accelerate the availability of funds, reduce delinquencies, and enhance security. |
Entrepreneur
June 2007
Jennifer Pellet |
Fight the Fee Save money with PIN-based transactions. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 29, 2004
Cynthia Ramsaran |
Banks Face Reduced Payments Profits Transactions will increase, but margins will decline. |
Bank Technology News
August 2006
Glen Fest |
Online Payments: New Cardless Choices Clicking PayPal and Google expect to rule the alternative online payments space, but PIN Debit and bank-backed ACH options will abound, too. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2009
Adrian Rush |
Do Checks Face a Final Checkmate? Britain is ready to begin phasing out check-writing. Could it happen in the U.S., too? |
PC Magazine
February 17, 2004
Sheryl Canter |
Creating an Online Store We help you choose the best approach for your business. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2004
Dayana Yochim |
Dear Valued Customer... Lenders are charging the highest fees ever for the smallest customer infractions. Credit card companies are charging 134% more for things like late fees than they did in 1994. |
U.S. Banker
May 2007
Kenneth Long |
Reinventing the Checking Account Banks that haven't reinvented their checking accounts to better serve their customers, thus more firmly sealing them to the institutions, may soon find they have fewer customers about which to worry. |
Entrepreneur
November 2005
Jennifer Pellet |
Money Buzz 11/05 Controlling online payments, expensive medical plans and more. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
You Spent $109 Billion on What? Sometimes we don't even learn that our credit cards come with all these traps until we get into a financial bind. How can you minimize or eliminate your share of the $109 billion going to credit card companies for interest payments and fees? |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
More Paper Checks Go Electronic Merchants can start quickly, electronically clearing your checks. Consumers can also opt out of the back-office conversion process, but you'll have to ask the retailer or merchant how to do so. |
BusinessWeek
October 15, 2009
Lloyd Constantine |
Let's End the Debit Card Fee-for-All The Fed needs to start exercising oversight over debit-card fees. |
U.S. Banker
August 2010
Bob Meara |
Say Goodbye to Checks A study released in 2007 showed a 4.1 percent annual decline in check usage; don t be surprised if the next study shows usage is down by 10 percent. |
U.S. Banker
August 2010
Alan Kline |
A Misguided Swipe at Fees Critics of regulatory reform might say that many of its provisions don't go far enough in reining in banks or protecting consumers. As is, this is one that goes way too far. |
Bank Technology News
August 2007
Dan Fisher |
Pay And Settle At Warp Speed The innovation of the payment system will not be in speed, but in total end-to-end processing. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Why Would You Give Away Free Money? Banks are looking at services that would do what PayPal does: let people send money to each other using email addresses or smartphones rather than forcing them to use checks or cash. |
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
May 17, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Congress Drops an Axe on the Credit Card Industry Why suppressed interchange fees could kill Visa and MasterCard. |
U.S. Banker
July 2010 |
Tap, Pay and Go Some community bankers are raving about Bling Nation's mobile payment service. Now they just have to convince customers and local merchants to use it. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Paying Taxes Electronically Completing a tax return isn't easy, but paying your taxes is. |
InternetNews
October 28, 2004
Jim Wagner |
PayPal's Restitution Some of PayPal's 50 million account members are getting a break on their transactions Thursday as an apology from the company for a service outage that hobbled the site earlier this month. |
Bank Systems & Technology
January 1, 2007
Phil Britt |
Consumers Favor Cards for Payments in Increasing Numbers This past year saw a significant increase in consumers' use of debit cards and prepaid cards, while credit card usage remained strong. The trend is expected to continue, insiders say, potentially creating new revenue streams for banks. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Bye-Bye, Canceled Checks New "Check 21" rules may soon be changing how your bank serves you. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 6, 2004
Judy Ward |
Banks Prepare Returns Processing for Check 21 Electronic check processing will speed transactions, cut costs and fight fraud. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Beware of Overdraft Fees Don't let your bank get rich as it makes you poorer. |
Bank Technology News
December 2010
John Adams |
Canadian Banks Take Debit Contactless Believing consumers are ready to abandon cash for small purchases, Scotiabank and RBC will be the first banks to put InteracFlash chips onto their debit cards in Canada. |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2004
Dayana Yochim |
The Fee Frenzy In order to turn a profit, lenders have gotten creative when it comes to concocting fees. With rock-bottom interest rates and a savvier customer base card-hopping to get the best deal, fees are what's keeping the lights on. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Travel Smart: Know the Fees When planning your trip abroad, be aware of the fees you'll get charged for your foreign-currency transactions. |
Bank Systems & Technology
December 14, 2005
Maria Bruno-Britz |
E-asy Does It The 2005/2006 Study of Consumer Payment Preferences reports that consumers choose electronic payments for the majority of their payments -- whether in stores, online or for bills. |
Entrepreneur
October 2006
Melissa Campanelli |
Plug and Pay Credit cards aren't the only way to pay online these days. |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
Square Goes After Branded Payments With $Cashtags Square is opening up its Square Cash quick-payment service, previously used only for exchanging money between individuals, to, well, almost anyone. |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 5, 2004
Ivan Schneider |
PayPal Wants to Pal Around With Larger Merchants, Banks Web Services interface will help developers include PayPal as a payment option on e-commerce sites. |
Bank Technology News
June 2007
John Adams |
Payments: RBS Targets U.S. for e-Payments Business It's a huge payments player in Europe, and RBS hopes its multinational payments expertise can help it win business accounts in the United States. |
Bank Systems & Technology
September 28, 2005
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Is the End of Cash at Hand? The growing comfort with digital and wireless technologies may be largely responsible for the recent upswing in e-payments. Of course, the trend has not gone unnoticed by the financial services industry. |
Bank Systems & Technology
January 5, 2009
Charles Kohler |
Banks In Europe Must Turn Attention to PSD Financial institutions are relying on payment processing as a principal profit driver. However, many European payments providers will find this core transaction banking business under intense pressure from the requirements of the Single Euro Payments Area and the Payment Services Directive. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2008
Elizabeth Brokamp |
"Debit or Credit?" The cashier is waiting for your answer. Which is the better choice? Debit or credit? |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2007
Dayana Yochim |
Stop Robbing Your Own Bank Account Surcharges, maintenance fees, courtesy services, setup costs -- what banks charge consumers these days gives new meaning to the phrase "bank heist." Here's how you can save on bank fees. |
Bank Technology News
May 2002
Jan Jaben Eilon |
PayPal Plays It Safe Pointing to security concerns, the company defends itself against one customer's allegations of a "bait-and-switch" tactic... |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 23, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
This Holiday Shopping Season Will See More Debit, Less Credit Accenture Holiday Shopping Survey notes that thrifty Americans are opting to use cash/debit in their spending and that banks would do well to be mindful of these changing payment preferences. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2006
Elizabeth Brokamp |
"Debit or Credit?" Choosing the right method of payment at the right time could save you big. |
The Motley Fool
May 29, 2007
Dayana Yochim |
Don't Get Fleeced by Fees on Vacation How you pay -- paper vs. plastic -- can put a crimp in your spending power. There are many ways to pay when you're on the road -- traveler's checks, credit cards, ATMs, cash. The key factors to consider are cost, convenience, and safety. |
Bank Systems & Technology
December 1, 2006
Phil Britt |
Banks to Allow E-Bill Pay Customers to Pay With Cards The growing popularity of online bill payment services presents a revenue opportunity for banks. |
Bank Technology News
June 2009
Steve Bills |
New Bling for Alternative Payments "This is definitely an opportunity to shop local," says Meyer Malka, of Bling Nation, a Palo Alto, Ca.-based contactless payments startup that enables the formation of local merchant networks designed to increase payment revenue for institutions by outflanking national card networks. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
$24 Billion to Card Companies... for What? You can, and should, avoid forking over hundreds in unnecessary fees to credit card companies. Here's how. |
Bank Technology News
December 2008
Glen Fest |
A Very Tenacious Idea: Online PIN Debit Acculynk provides an alternative to both signature debit/credit card options as well as non-bank payments schemes such as eBay's PayPal business. |
Entrepreneur
July 2006
Amanda C. Kooser |
Pay It Forward New payment technologies make spending safer and easier. |
