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Rushing into the Land of Float

Prepaid company offers early access to Direct Deposits

Micropayments on the Cheap

Dwolla waves fees to spur usage

Prepaid Debit Plus Remit, 24/7

New card targets underserved Filipino immigrants

Visa Makes Play for Unbanked

Mobile prepaid product unveiled

Boom: It's Mobile

Mobile remitances to eliminate need for cash

New Card Helps Consumers Avoid Banks' Fees

A MasterCard prepaid with mobile, P2P features

New Prepaid Card Targets Hispanics

Stepping stone for under-banked

Remittance Rules Rankle Some

Fed takes flack, but CFPB gets final say

AmEx Joins Prepaid Card Fray

Sets Out to Reach Underserved

New Payroll Card Guides

Groups Collaborate on "Core Principles"

Mobile Money Users to Double in Two Years

Driven by a mix of Africa, the Middle East and gee-whiz apps in places like U.S.

Banking the Underbanked with Prepaid

Report takes marketing approach

MoneyGram-Visa Team Up for Remittances

U.S. consumers can now fund Visa card accounts in Mexico

Africa Leapfrogging 20th Century Payment Devices

With mobile phones doubling as electronic wallets

Tax Season Push for Prepaid Cards

Treasury taps prepaid giant to distribute refunds

Buddy Can You Spare a Dwolla?

New P2P micro-payment service has ties to credit unions

Cash Rewards: A Smart Idea

SmartyPig ties savings to prepaid cards

CGAP Funding Drives Mobile Expansion

$6 million committed to scaling mobile and agent banking

New Prepaid Line Up Targets Unbanked Immigrants

Deals provide telco entree to U.S. payments space

Are Prepaid Cards a Good Deal for Unbanked Americans?

New Report addresses Prepaid Cards as Second-Tier Bank Account Substitutes

Visa Pushing Prepaid Cards for Underserved

National consumer marketing campaign to drive awareness, move card market share

Revving Merchant Card Acceptance

Company targets cash-only merchants in underserved markets

660,000 Entry Points and Counting

Postal Offices as Bank Branches

Mobile Payments Surge Coming to America

Market could top $56 billion by 2016

Money Transfer on the Cusp of Something Big?

Aite Group report heralds "tipping point."

Mobile Money Opens Doors in Senegal

Mobile payments for Senegal's unbanked

Haiti Relief Efforts Get Mobile Money Boost

Gates Foundation, USAID, offer $10 million incentive to jump start mobile banking

Mobile Money Options for Africans in America

Shaka Mobile offering international mobile pay options for immigrants

U.S. Tops in Prepaid Cards

Mercator rankings reflect market for electronic government benefits

Banking India's Poor

Mobile payments poised to accelerate trend

Micropayments in the European Union

New solution targets market for low-value payments

Payroll Cards: Adoption Poised for Growth

Report holds out hope for universal adoption of prepaid debit cards for payroll

Rev-ing Electronic Payments for the Unbanked

Rev Worldwide sets up shop in U.S. with solutions that bank on prepaid cards and mobile phones

Government Payments and Financial Inclusion

Report: G2P payments could help get more poor people to bank

Prepaid Portal Targets Mobile Customers

Prepaid.com lets mobile customers send airtime to friends and family

Prepaid Card Usage Surges Among 'Self-Banked'

NetSpend reports over $1 billion in monthly prepaid card loads

Unbanked, Underbanked Shun Electronic Bill Pay

Walk-in & Mail Remittances Dominate

Mobile Paying Gets Charitable Boost

Haitian Earthquake Relief Illustrates Potential for Mobile Micro-Payments

Mobile Money Holds Promise

CGAP Report Opens Window on the Unbanked

Going Mobile with Prepaid Cards

New service speeds remittances between U.S. and Latin America

Getting Smart About Mobile Payments

Money transfer, wireless companies pilot mobile funds transfers

Banking the Unbanked with Prepaid Debit

New report suggests robust market

Mobile Money Catching On

New report shows traction in international mobile money transfer market

Virtually Prepaid

New card product provides online payment options for unbanked and under-banked Americans

WalMart Extends Hand to Under-Banked Americans

Customers can now pay major billers at in-store MoneyCenters

New Program Links Savings Accounts, Payroll Cards

No-fee accounts for initial deposits as low as $10

Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean Take a Tumble

Region is expected to receive just $62 billion from ex patriots living abroad this year, as remittance flows dip to 2006 levels.

Nokia Breaks through Banking Barriers

New mobile payments offering for the unbanked

Policymakers Embrace Mobile Banking to Reach Unbanked Poor

March meeting focused on mobile banking potential

Arthur D. Little Reports on M-Payments in Developed and Emerging Markets

Consultanacy sees M-payments growing 68% per annum, worldwide


7,000-plus microfinance institutions dot the globe today

- World Bank