I’ve been amazed by what I’ve been reading of late from the “analyst” firms commenting on the Durbin Amendment. A lot of what I’ve seen makes me wonder whether these folks should turn in their analyst licenses and simply register as paid lobbyists for their big...
While I don’t manage to attend every year, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s annual payment conference remains one of my favorites. The Chicago Fed has a great payments team that works hard at putting together a timely program, but I like this event because it...
Glenbrook's Bryan Derman is in Las Vegas for the 2010 Prepaid Expo. Clearly, you know that an industry has “arrived” when it is able to attract (and afford!) a former U.S. President to speak at its annual convention. Well, any lingering doubts about the importance...
Last week’s announcement by TSYS of its new hybrid card marks the latest application of the decoupled debit technology first made popular by Capital One in 2007 (though arguably pioneered by PayPal some years before in an online, non-card form). In fact, depending...
Based on a vote of attendees - bankers, investors, industry experts, financial company executives from companies large and small - the best of show awards went to: BancVue (Kasasa) - national checking/savings account brand for community banks and credit unions...
I am live blogging Finovate2009 from NYC. AFTERNOON SESSION #2 BillShrink - Peter Pham, CEO and Samir Kothari, VP Help consumer save money on credit cards, cellphones and gas; now launching savings products Interactive tools to help eliminate nuisance fees...
Resuming my live blogging of Finovate2009 from NYC in a few minutes. AFTERNOON SESSION #1 Yodlee -Peter Hazelhurst, SVP Products New Yodlee dashboard highlighting capabilities that used to be hard to get to Web 2.o interface based on widgets New UI indicates good...
I am live blogging Finovate2009 from NYC. MORNING SESSION #2 Outright.com - Kevin Reeth, CEO Online tools for tracking small businesses and self-employed people for records like business expenses Imports and classifies expenses from credit card statements...
I am live blogging Finovate2009 from NYC. MORNING SESSION #1 BrightScope - Ryan Alfred, President Mission: Help Americans retire in dignity Website provides additional information on existing employer 401k plans Provides ratings and does comparisons on plan...
I am attending Finovate 2009 in NYC today - a whirlwind of financial innovation. Each company has seven minutes to demo their latest and greatest technology; no PowerPoint allowed! I'll do my best to keep up and give you real-time updates on the presentations....
