Will Bank-Branded Gift Card Sales Rise?
The recession will prompt consumers to make more “practical” holiday purchases. “Practical” purchases mean the gift of branded gift cards,...
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Credit Spreads Remain Stubbornly Wide
OK, so we are officially in a recession -- not that it matters much. What matters is we are still...
In Memorium: Tanta
Doris Dungey, who blogged at Calculated Risk as "Tanta," died yesterday at the age of 47 of ovarian cancer. Here...
UK Government completes injection of GB£15bn (US$ 24bn) into Royal Bank of Scotland ends up with 58% of capital
Banks are going cheap these days. Just over a year after Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) bought ABN Amro for...
SEC issues cease and desist ruling against P2P loan start up Prosper – setting important precedent
Last month, Prosper a Peer to Peer (P2P) lending market place site stopped all new lending on its site following...
Single Euro Payments Area 6th annual progress report
The European Central Bank has published its 6th report on the progress of SEPA the first to be made after...
Banks, Walk Like a Retailer
Banks need to take a cue from retailers, reports Cisco’s consulting arm Internet Business Solutions Group. This means uniting consumers,...
Can a Website Break the Bonds of Banks?
Arguably, the greatest hurdle to consumer choice in banks is the difficulty switching from institution to institution. Online banking has...
Discover Cards to Go International in 2010
In what would be a notable step forward, Discover Financial Services's flagship card will be available for overseas payments in...
To Save Citi, Government Doles Out $306B Loan Guarantee, $20B of Cash
The government has tapped all its resources to save Citigroup, according to a Bloomberg report: Citigroup Inc. will have more...
