… and Why ‘Decoupled Debit’ Could Change All That I was fascinated to read that Bank of America is now including debit cards in its card payment business line. Now, for anyone outside of our payments industry, this sounds absolutely reasonable. But from inside the...
Is Now the Time for Online PIN Debit? This session was presented by Mike Strada from Chase Paymentech. Mike is a fan of online PIN debit, especially the notion of giving merchants more choices. His discussion focused on the different options the 12 North American...
I live in a small town in southern Oregon. On Saturday, I was at the Middle School, manning the snack booth for the regional band competition. I did pretty well - over 50 sales! But what fascinated me was that three people asked, somewhat plaintively, if I took...
I had a good chuckle at this morning's news report from WSAZ-TV, Channel 3, in Charleston, West Virginia:A man from Charleston faces charges after police say he used his debit card during a robbery. [Name deleted] is accused of trying to rob the Certified Station in...
