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| Telecom Predictions 2012 | | Going Mobile: Smartphones and Apps Rule the Day |  Arlene Hauben |  | | | It’s time to look ahead to 2012 and be hopeful. Stay cool about the global turmoil. Instead be awed by the extraordinary technology of telecom and its life-changing impact on mobile commerce and payments. The game keeps changing, powered by smartphones, tablets, mobile apps and phone card enhancements. | | | MORE [+] | | COMMENT [0] |
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| | | Open Loop Predictions | | The Underbanked Must Still be Courted in 2012 | | Rivka Gewirtz Little |  | | | Analysts have long been bullish on open loop prepaid, but growth in 2012 may surpass even their greatest expectations. That expansion will largely be due to a ballooning number of underbanked consumers and recent government regulations that are pushing users away from banks and into prepaid financial services. | | | MORE [+] | | COMMENT [0] |
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| | | | | Closed Loop Predictions 2012 | | Gift Cards Still the Sweet Spot | | Arlene Hauben |  | | | At last count, there were 16 categories of closed loop prepaid cards, including transit, health care and government. Of all the important functions that these cards provide, it is gifting that is most popular. | | | MORE [+] | | COMMENT [0] |
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| | | | | 5 Minutes With Cliff Tompkins | | Director of Operations, Eureka Revenue, Inc. | | Arlene Hauben |  | | | Cliff Tompkins is a veteran in the prepaid industry and a trusted leader in the distribution of prepaid through POS terminals and Web-based solutions. As director of operations for California-based Eureka Revenue, Inc., Cliff has been instrumental in growing a network of more than 14,000 merchants across the country. | | | MORE [+] | | COMMENT [0] |
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| | | | | Product Review: Green Dot Prepaid Visa | | With a Little Patience, it Hits the Mark | | Rivka Gewirtz Little |  | | | It has long puzzled me that so many prepaid debit cards are sold online. After all, isn’t part of the goal of prepaid financial services to help the unbanked gain access to credit cards for online buying? | | | MORE [+] | | COMMENT [0] |
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Last month we reported on the FTC actions regarding prepaid calling cards. In this issue of TPP, we are reporting on another action, one that dovetails with the FTC action, but may be even more ominous. In this case, 4 prepaid calling card providers have been hit with NALs. Not sure what an NAL is? Better read on!
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