Revolution Money has announced the introduction of the MoneyExchange RevolutionCard, a PIN-based reloadable card that enables free online person-to-person (P2P) payments to other accountholders, ATM access and retail store purchases -- from a single account. READ MORE »

Consumers Union has announced it has "filed a petition with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking the agency to protect consumers from losing money on gift cards when retailers file for bankruptcy. The issue has come to light following recent retailer bankruptcies and millions in lost gift card dollars for consumers." READ MORE »

USA Technologies has released details of vending research it has conducted "showing that vending machines equipped to accept debit and credit cards have dramatically changed consumer-purchasing habits." READ MORE »

Clickatell has announced that "top US financial institutions and technology providers who serve the FI market including Visa, S1 Postilion, and RSA Data Security are trusting Clickatell to provide actionable financial alerts and notifications to millions of cell phones via SMS." READ MORE »

Mary Pilon writes for the Wall St. Journal that financial services companies are focusing more on prepaid debit cards on college campuses.

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