Dorado Trendwatch Released
Our long-time colleague, John MacAllister at Dorado Industries, just released the latest edition of his Trendwatch. This is a must read for all payments executives. As is customary for him, [...]
Visa + Cybersource
The headline that shook things up yesterday is Visa’s intention to purchase Cybersource for $2 billion. While few saw this coming (though former Visa Chief Executive Carl Pascarella has [...]
Canadian Code of Conduct for Payments Released
Just released today by the Minister of Finance, the Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry outlines business practice standards that the Canadian payments industry must adhere [...]
Cirrus pricing change hits the ISOs
Cirrus is making the next major change on the pricing landscape. Its announced changes will be hitting later this month, targeted at ATM owners whose acquiring volume is less than their issuing [...]
In Favor of Ad Valorem Debit Interchange
Bucking the current trend of professing Ad Valorem Debit Interchange the root of all payments evil, The Kansas City Fed has released a new paper that concludes that Ad Valorem Debit Interchange [...]
Innovation as an Investment
Kendall Benton has written a white paper on the financial implications on innovation strategy. Originally done for the Future of Fish project, it explores historical methods for innovation and [...]
Interchange Legislation in the U.S.
Always a useful source and good intellectual read, the Kansas City Fed has released an update on Interchange legislation in the U.S. It definitely seems like legislating controls on the payments [...]
