Article: Gain Insight in to Pre-paid and Gift Cards in the United States.

Article: GIFT CARDS SOMETIMES HAVE AN UGLY ...
Cardline;  April 12, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Prepaid gift cards may be a $30 billion industry increasingly ... acquirers and ISOs have liability for prepaid cards bought at their clients' locations ... liable for a bankrupt merchant's prepaid cards even if they were not directly involved ...

Article: Banks remain closed to 'open' gift cards: banks ...
Cards & Payments;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... from offering gift cards. "We are considering ... feelings about prepaid cards that carry such ... network-branded gift cards, which are promoted ... are not selling prepaid cards directly to consumers ... BofA used to sell gift cards to consumers ...

Article: "The U.S. Market for Prepaid Cards with a Focus on ...
M2 Presswire;  December 12, 2007 ;     697 words ... ... S. Market for Prepaid Cards with a Focus on Gift Cards" by Packaged Facts ... S. Market for Prepaid Cards with a Focus on Gift Cards updates Packaged ... S. Market for Prepaid Cards with a Focus on Gift Cards will come away ...

Article: Restaurants hunger for gift cards; now that such ...
Cards & Payments;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Donna Giannis introduced the concept of gift cards to managers of her restaurant. She was ... say we easily sell more than 2,500 gift cards annually. A lot of cards fly out of ... the only restaurant having success with gift cards. Indeed, restaurant gift card programs ...

Article: Issuers try a marketing play to promote gift card sales: ...
Cards & Payments;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Banks primarily view gift cards as a product for impulse ... destination. If customers need gift cards at the last minute ... processor of open-loop prepaid cards. "On the Internet you ... personalize open-loop gift cards enhances their popularity ...

Article: The Pitfalls of Prepaid Cards During The Holidays - ...
Business Wire;  November 30, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... responsibilities related to gift cards, prepaid cards, and payroll cards. Last ... gift certificates apply to prepaid cards in general," says Thoren ... However, as the popularity of gift cards and prepaid cards increases, more states ...

Article: MagTek Will Showcase the ExpressCard 1000 at ETA for Card ...
Business Wire;  April 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Credit, Debit, ATM, Gift, and Prepaid cards. The ExpressCard 1000 advanced ... of card personalization for Gift cards and Prepaid cards. Additionally, cardholders ... important to consumers who purchase gift cards. The industry is moving to ...