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How the Mastercard/Visa Settlement with Retailers Could Remake the Payments Business

The Financial Brand

This article How the Mastercard/Visa Settlement with Retailers Could Remake the Payments Business appeared first on The Financial Brand. Settlement of a lawsuit that began in 2005 will shift the balance of power in how consumers pay merchants.

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Decoupled Debit — Again?

PYMNTS

It’s the decoupled debit card. Capital One made the headlines then – a genius move, many called it at that time, for an issuer that lacked demand in deposit accounts and had no other way to provide a debit-like offering that would make their brand sticky to consumers. Merchants paid less when they accepted those cards.

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Green Dot CEO: 20 Years Of Innovating ‘Banking For The Masses’

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His main exposure to the payments industry was using his Bank of America debit card to pay for things at the store. That brought about an idea to create a card that would give kids — who didn’t have a credit card, but did have access to high-speed internet at school — a way to buy things online. area Rite Aid stores in 1998.

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

Fintech Labs Insights

Innovations from 1995 to 2014 (with launch dates) Note: Ranking as of Jan 2014 Wells Fargo is first in the world to offer Web-statement access (launched May 1995) Security First Network Bank launches first full-service Internet bank brand (Oct 1995, disbanded 2002) PayPal launches first online optimized payment system (Nov 1999, bought by eBay in 2003) (..)

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Chapter 11 Watch: Hockey Chain Put On Ice, California Livin’ Goes Bust In Hong Kong

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According to a consultant hired by Total Hockey to help it right the ship, comparable same-store sales for the brand, which runs about 27 locations spread across the Midwest, were positive for every quarter up until Q4 2015, when they took an 8 percent dive. Not every brand that closes its doors did so last week in infamy, though.

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Why Amazon Bet (Almost) A Billion On Certainty

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And it’s why plastic cards still rule at the physical point of sale, even though there are more contactless POS terminals than ever before. Plastic cards and the card rails are reliable and certain, at the physical store as well as online. Consumers stick to what they know will deliver a predictable outcome.

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What Innovators Can Learn From Netflix

PYMNTS

The sequel, “ Meet The Fockers ,” released in December of 2004, was among the top-grossing films of 2005. At their peak in 2005 , DVDs were a $16.3 Dining out, though, is just one example of the consumer’s “don’t have to but want to” activities that brands can meet with digital-first solutions to keep consumers engaged.