Checking vs. Prepaid Cards: Threat or Opportunity? | The Financial Brand: Marketing Insights for Banks & Credit Unions
Prepaid on the rise. Over 13% of US adults now has a prepaid card.
MasterCard Strengthens Debit and Prepaid Teams in Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa with Two Appointments
Tweet: #MasterCard Strengthens #Debit and #Prepaid teams across #Asia/Pacific, #MiddleEast & #Africa http://bit.ly/10Hxx4D Singapore, 14 May 2013: MasterCard today announced two appointments in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region: Robert Keenan will be taking on the role of Asia/Pacific Region Lead for Debit and Jason Tymms will take over as Prepaid Lead for the Asia/Pacific, Middle East …
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Morning Brew: Cashless Technology Gives Nigerians Identity, Security
It’s a story grabbing headlines around the world. Our cashless technology is giving an identity to millions of Nigerians while simplifying their lives. MasterCard-branded national identity smart cards, with electronic payment capability, are rolling out on the Continent of Africa. In this “coffee break” Morning Brew, hear just what the cards can do. Ed Brandt, EVP and managing director Government …
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Financial Inclusion – A Tale of Access and Usage
When academics and practitioners recently gathered at MasterCard’s offices to discuss ways to advance financial inclusion everyone agreed on one thing: “it takes an eco-system.” That’s why I wasn’t surprised to learn that a staggering 89 percent of Russians who had started to receive their salary or social benefits on a payments card went straight to …
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What do Solar Panels, Mobile Money and Prepaid Have in Common?
Nicholas P. Sullivan is a senior advisor to The Fletcher School Leadership Program for Financial Inclusion It is well documented that in developing countries around the world, there are millions of rural poor who live on irregular incomes without access to credit. However, advances in payment technology such as prepaid or “pay as you go” and …
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