Download PDF Prepaid debit cards are changing the way many people bank and manage their finances. It’s not just the unbanked and the under-banked, either. Prepaid debit card users include a wide swath of Americans, all with one common goal: to take control of their finances. They… Read more

Bankers for years have operated under the assumption that “if you build it they will come.” ATMs are one example; credit cards are another. ATMs didn’t gain any significant traction until banks started networking the machines, in the early 1980s. As for credit cards, even though… Read more

Fast service has become a staple of American life. We’re accustomed to fast in-and-out foods, prescriptions, car washes, and, of course, fast cash access via ATMs. So why not fast in and out check deposit? That’s the thinking behind the unveiling of “Ingo – the Good Funds… Read more

As the ranks of young Americans, driven by economic forces, shun banks and credit unions in favor of alternative financial services providers (like check cashing and prepaid card programs), they create a deep impact on the existing financial services marketplace. If finanial institutions fail to… Read more

Are checks taking a back seat to prepaid debit cards? Maybe not in all circumstances but there’s an obvious trend away from checks and toward prepaid cards. The consulting firm Aite Group recently reports that the market for prepaid debit cards (including payroll cards) is growing… Read more

Depositing money into a financial institution should be simple. But for many Americans that simply isn’t the case. “Bankers hours,” inconvenient locations, and draconian fee structures are just a few of the things that have sent legions of Americans looking for alternatives to… Read more

Remote deposit capture is the hottest new twist to banking since the introduction of ATMs. With some of the largest banks in the country now onboard with mobile RDC – stoking consumer interest and giving it a cool factor – RDC generally and mobile RDC in particular are fast becoming… Read more

I recently had the honor and pleasure of presenting at the McKinsey & Co. payments symposium. This is an event that regularly draws senior level executives from the largest banks in the country. Bankers in attendance were eager to learn about mobile RDC. Not that they were in the dark… Read more

One key way banks can remain relevant in today’s economy is to reach and retain new, younger customers. This is no small challenge, as evidenced by the latest statistics from the FDIC. The FDIC’s just published 2011 National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households reveals… Read more

These are exciting times we live and work in. The near ubiquity of smart mobile devices, combined with the proliferation of prepaid card and electronic check technologies are dismantling barriers that have left tens of millions of Americans without affordable access to mainstream financial… Read more