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Bank Systems & Technology July 28, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz	Growing Rewards Since rewards programs worked so well for the credit card industry, financial institutions are looking at tying them to debit cards.
Entrepreneur June 2007 Jennifer Pellet	Fight the Fee Save money with PIN-based transactions.
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?
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.
U.S. Banker December 2010 Glen Fest	What Exemption? Many thought leaving out small banks from rate caps was unworkable. With no word yet from card networks on a 2011 plan, the carveout could already be moot.
Bank Systems & Technology January 7, 2005 Katherine Burger	Playing Their Cards Right The announcement that Discover Financial Services, issuer of the Discover card, would acquire the Pulse EFT Association signifies not only the rise of debit but also the (re)emergence of competition to Visa and MasterCard's dominance.
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.
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.
The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 Dave Mock	3 Reasons to Buy Visa Today There are lots, but here are three biggies.
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 July 13, 2011 Neha Chamaria	How the Brand-New Debit Fee Cap Will Affect Investors Visa gives a lower fiscal 2012 outlook after the Federal Reserve's debit card fee cap announcement.
U.S. Banker November 2006 Michael Sisk	A Nation of Debit-ors: Paying Now, Not Later The credit-card culture seems to be drying up, as debit-card usage skyrockets. Since debit cards are linked to checking accounts, that's good news for small banks wanting to get in on the action.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Reap Rewards With Debit Cards Banks that have historically kept the purse strings tight on debit card rewards have started to loosen up a bit.
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.
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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.
Bank Systems & Technology December 1, 2003 Ivan Schneider	Hot Hand BankAtlantic plays its card for point-of-sale and payroll.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Getting Rich on Credit Paying with plastic has simplified our lives -- but it's also made credit card companies very wealthy, and you're paying the price.
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?
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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.
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 Systems & Technology January 29, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Evolving Card Business Presents Opportunities and Threats for Banks Rapid advances in technology, the recent IPOs of Visa and MasterCard, an uncertain economy, and shifting consumer behaviors all are converging to create a whirlwind of change -- and opportunity -- in the card space.
Entrepreneur September 2007 James Park	Fee Relief? With every swipe, credit card companies are demanding more from merchants.
Bank Systems & Technology March 29, 2006 Ivan Schneider	Former FTC Chair Defends Card Industry in House Testimony Merchants claim they seek transparency and competition in interchange rates.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2008 Sham Gad	Visa's Big Deal The upcoming $19 billion IPO of Visa is kind of a big deal. In fact, if all goes as planned, it could be the largest IPO in U.S. history
U.S. Banker March 2011 Ken Paterson	Debit Rewards: A Farewell Portrait? As banks and credit unions face a significant reduction in interchange revenue under the Durbin amendment in the Dodd-Frank Act, debit rewards will certainly come under scrutiny in coming months.
Entrepreneur October 2006 Melissa Campanelli	Plug and Pay Credit cards aren't the only way to pay online these days.
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 June 11, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Will That Be Credit or Debit? Think twice before assuming you're using the right card.
Bank Technology News September 2010 Daniel Wolfe	Bonneville Bank Banks Signature Debit To make sure its customers use their PINs and to shore up security for debit purchases, Bonneville Bancorp is prohibiting signature debit payments in some states.
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Bank Systems & Technology August 13, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Debit Cards 'Top of Wallet' for Consumers, Says TowerGroup The recession is impelling more Americans to turn to debit cards as a means of better controlling their spending.
Bank Technology News December 2004 John Adams	Cards: RBC Brings Canada's Debit Culture To U.S. RBC is the first Canadian bank to offer debit card usage in the U.S. for its Canadian customers. It's a smart move considering they use debit in droves and visit the states as a matter of course.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Don't Let This Desperate Bank Move Snare You Banks are trying too hard to replace lost profits.
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 Systems & Technology October 23, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz	Decoupled Debit Presents Threats and Opportunities to Banks While decoupled debit offers monoline issuers another avenue by which to gain customers, it could be a huge threat to banks' deposit business.
Bank Systems & Technology August 5, 2004 Cynthia Ramsaran	Pay Now, Buy Later Card companies look at prepaid as a third category - in addition to credit and debit.
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The Motley Fool October 3, 2011 Morgan House	Bank of America and the Power of Unintended Consequences No one's better off; everyone's upset. Someone is to blame for the new $5-a-month fee, but it's not Bank of America.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2010 Morgan Housel	Look What Congress Just Did to the Debit Card Market In Congress' well-intentioned plan to spare merchants and consumers from the burden of interchange, the end result will likely be a simple shuffling of costs, unfortunately to the consumer.
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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.
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