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Payments System Research

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2007

CALLING IN CASH: Payments and mobile devices merge to offer speed, ease and a big "wow" (PDF, 376K)
Consumers may have the option to leave behind their wallets as mobile devices embedded with technology become the latest way to pay.

By Brye Steeves

UPDATE: A guide to the ATM and debit card industry (PDF, 302K)
Three economists document trends and patterns as these two payment methods go in opposite directions.

By Brye Steeves

Taken to Lunch: The best way to combat payments fraud is prevention (PDF, 486K)
One lunch tab cost Jason Snyder more than $10,000 after information from the personal check he wrote was used to steal his identity. There are easy ways to reduce fraud.

By Brye Steeves


2006

Online Banking Comes of Age (PDF, 179K)
The shakeout of Internet-only banks was not at all an isolated phenomenon, but part of a broader picture of the dot-com boom/bust cycle.

By Zhu Wang

Charging toward rewards: Issuers offer cardholders incentives to entice loyalty (PDF, 210K)
This article cites recent work by Andrew Ching and Fumiko Hayashi.

By Brye Steeves

Update: As Payments Go Plastic (PDF, 103K)
This article is an update to a story featured in the Summer 2005 edition of TEN.

By Tim Todd

The Interchange Fee Debate: Issues and Economics
This article is based on a presentation to the Minneapolis Fed's board of Directors on January 19, 2006.

By James M. Lyon

Wave Good-Bye to Swiping: Customers Can Pay Without a Pin, Signature or Cash (PDF, 505K)
Banks and credit card issuers are embracing contactless payment, the next phase in payment technology.

By Brye Steeves


2005

A Breach of Trust: Protecting Privacy in the Age of Electronic Payments (PDF, 523K)
Questions concerning data security have been around for years, long before a number of breaches this year resulted in millions of consumers’ personal data being exposed. How do financial institutions best protect consumers?

By Toni Lapp

As Payments Go Plastic (PDF, 481K)
Electronic payments continue to skyrocket. Are providers and merchants getting any closer to common ground on interchange fees?

By Toni Lapp

Understanding Retail Payments: A Closer Look
This is the second of a three-part series on trends, developments, and implications of payments system risk.

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland


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