Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

Insurance & Technology November 17, 2004 Wendy Toth	Easy Money Hartford Life has made flexible spending accounts an option for more consumers by utilizing debit cards. This convenience is maintained through a technology network supported by proprietary software. Since rolling out the program, the company has doubled its FSA participation.
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.
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.
Bank Systems & Technology May 4, 2005 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	Cards Product innovation is key to growth in the card business, but the ability to grow without sacrificing security, speed and reliability is critical. Banks that can provide these things will achieve success.
Bank Systems & Technology December 1, 2003 Anthony O'Donnell	IRS OK's Health Card Techs Rulings pave way for next-gen administration of consumer-directed health plans.
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.
Insurance & Technology November 24, 2003 Anthony O'Donnell	IRS OKs Health Card Tech IRS rulings have authorized the use of debit and credit cards by flexible spending account (FSA) and health reimbursement arrangements (HRA). Companies are working to develop a combination health plan ID and payment card to access account funds.
U.S. Banker August 2010 Glen Fest	Prepay Play Exempt from a proposal to limit interchange fees, reloadable cards could soon gain more luster with banks.
Bank Technology News February 2008 Michael Sisk	Open Road Estimates on the growth of the consumer-driven health care market vary, but virtually all predict robust increases.
Bank Systems & Technology June 25, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz	Payment Card Business Still Offers Variety of Opportunities for Growth Control over customer relationships is pushing card business to the next level.
Insurance & Technology August 26, 2004 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	Smart Payment Options Card payments promise to increase consumer convenience and streamline transaction processing, but for insurers, they represent a new business - with new technology challenges.
Bank Systems & Technology July 5, 2004 Judy Ward	Business Debit Card Marketing Heats Up North Dallas Bank is among the institutions aiming to take advantage of the payment option.
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.
Bank Technology News January 2007 Glen Fest	Cards: Opportunities Abound In Crowded Payments Field Although credit and debit card usage accounts for more than half of all in-store purchases, a multi-trillion dollar slice of the payments market remains for the taking.
Bank Technology News November 2005 Glen Fest	HSAs: Banks May need Plastic, Not paper Insurance providers dipping their toes into flexible spending and health savings accounts favor using cards instead of paper-intensive reimbursement methods, creating opportunities to partner with financial institutions.
BusinessWeek May 26, 2011 Karen Weise	Banks' New Money Machine: Prepaid Cards Cards are replacing checks for payroll and government benefits
Entrepreneur October 2006 Melissa Campanelli	Plug and Pay Credit cards aren't the only way to pay online these days.
Bank Systems & Technology February 10, 2004 Cynthia Ramsaran	Rock, Scissors, Plastic There will be a rise in plastic payments in 2004 because of the availability of more merchants accepting credit, analysts say.
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.
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 January 9, 2004 Rich Smith	The Plastic Paycheck Employers are in love with payroll cards, but employees are getting jilted.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2005 Roy Lewis	FSAs: Now With More Grace! Flexible spending arrangements are a beautiful thing. How will the new "grace period" affect you? It's never too early to discuss these changes with the human resources and/or benefits professionals in your company.
Knowledge@Wharton	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...
Bank Technology News December 2009 John Adams	Post Oak Performs a Paper-ectomy While responsibility for insuring healthcare payments has been mired in political debate that's touched all points on the national intellect curve, the virtue of automating those payments should be of little doubt.
Bank Technology News July 2005 Holly Sraeel	Banks Eye Potentially Big Play in The HSA Business Banks expect the use of health savings accounts will be attractive to consumers because it puts more control of medical expenses into their hands.
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.
Bank Technology News December 2007	Payments: Growth of Debit-Card Use Outpaces Credit Cards Are Americans outgrowing credit cards? For the past few years, debit-card usage has grown by double digits, far ahead of credit cards. Meanwhile, check use is fading fast.
Bank Technology News November 2003	By The Numbers A big surprise is that usage of benefit and payroll cards actually increased with income level among respondents of a recent Financial Insights survey, which defies conventional wisdom.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2011 Selena Maranjian	Tell Congress to Let You Keep Your Money You may no longer have to forfeit your hard-earned FSA dollars.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2010 Selena Maranjian	When Charging It Is the Smart Move In certain situations, putting your purchase on plastic is nonetheless the smartest move you can make.
U.S. Banker May 2007 Holly Sraeel	Prepaid Forecast Bodes Well for Financial Players Regulation, the ability to achieve scale and consumer-adoption rates are all factors that must be weighed in banks' prepaid plans. Still, the future of prepaid is clear. So what are banks waiting for?
U.S. Banker April 2007 Lee Conrad	Landing the Unbanked With Lure Aiming to Build Credit The unbanked market spends about $1 trillion a year, and banks are making a beeline for that business, particularly with prepaid cards. There are only a finite number of people, after all.
Managed Care December 2004 MargaretAnn Cross	Companies Seek Guidance As Payment Options Increase HSAs, FSAs, HRAs -- it's all alphabet soup to many employers. HMOs need to be able to accommodate all sorts of new payment schemes.
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 Systems & Technology March 30, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz	Retail Payments Business Moving More Toward Mobile Increasingly, banks are under pressure to provide multiple payments options to keep customers from going to the bank down the street or even to a nontraditional financial services provider.
Bank Systems & Technology February 11, 2009 Orla O'Sullivan	Prepaid Debit Cards Threaten Checking Accounts: New Research One in seven consumers would do better with a card, Aite Group says, but banks can still benefit.
The Motley Fool January 11, 2012 Robert Eberhard	I Will Not Use Credit Cards in 2012 After a decade in debt, the author swears off plastic for good.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Distracted by Low-Interest Credit Cards? You know what to do with your high-interest debt. But what if your credit cards seem like a pretty good deal?
Managed Care November 2001	Drug Discount Cards May Not Be Full Answer A fair number of consumers have turned to discount prescription cards to help pay for medications but the value of these cards is in doubt...
The Motley Fool April 5, 2011 Dan Caplinger	This Company Wants to Win Your Wallet The way you pay is changing. This company wants to profit from it.
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Toddi Gutner	Time To Empty That Piggybank If you won't be using the balance of your use-it-or-lose-it flexible spending account at the doctor's office, here are some ways you can eat up the surplus before year's end.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Do You Have Too Many Credit Cards? See how you stack up against the average credit card-carrying consumer.
InternetNews August 2, 2010	Smart Card Shipments Explode What's going to drive even wider adoption of smart cards?
The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Dan Caplinger	This Card Company Won't Rip You Off American Express enters the prepaid market with a low-fee card.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Credit Cards Make You Money All it takes is self-control to make credit work for you. Managed correctly, credit will pay you back for expenses you'd pay anyway.
Managed Care June 2005	Feds Extend Deadline To Use FSA Benefit A new rule by the Treasury Department is supposed to make flexible spending accounts more attractive, but stops short of creating the kinds of FSAs that experts have long said will attract millions of people.
U.S. Banker May 2007 Rebecca Sausner	Nothing Says 'Prepared' Like a Prepaid Card for Victims Banks such as BofA and JPMorgan Chase are teaming with relief organizations and governments to put prepaid cards into the hands of disaster victims. Even insurers see them as a way to streamline claims.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2004 Dayana Yochim	Should You Drive Your Teen Into Debit? Lenders want a place in your kid's wallet. Maybe you should let them in.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2011 Selena Maranjian	8 Million Credit Card Customers Vanish As more folks put down the plastic, will banks suffer?
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.