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Open Loop Payments
New Chief of FCC Enforcement Bureau
Signals De-Politicization of Bureau and Return to Strict Application of Law
On June 21, 2017, FCC Chairman, Ajit Pai, announced his decision to tap Rosemary Harold to lead the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau. Ms. Harold has been a partner with the law firm Wilkinson Barker Knauer since 2011 and is best known for her media experience.
What to Expect from Trump's FCC under Chairman Ajit Pai
(Part 1)
In a move predicted by industry insiders, President Trump appointed Ajit Pai as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) in the early days of his presidency.
What to Expect from Trump's FCC under Chairman Ajit Pai
(Part 3 - Priorities)
In the midst of a bumpy week for the Trump administration, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai met with and received President Trump’s re-nomination for a second five-year term at the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”).
What to Expect from Trump's FCC under Chairman Ajit Pai
(Part 2 - Enforcement)
This three-part series builds on the predictions made by Jonathan Marashlian in his December 9, 2016 article titled 9 Areas of Communications Law Policy Destined for Material Changes under Trump's FCC.
Going Global
Make Way for the Workforce Revolution
With a rapidly evolving marketplace and a changing economic climate, it’s time organizations take the plunge and embrace a global workforce. Global is the new local.
tppEXPO 2016 Conference Overview:
Getting Ready for the Future of Prepaid Wireless and Services
Seeing into the future was the goal of this year’s Prepaid Press Expo. Speakers covered topics that showed where the prepaid wireless industry is today, where it is going in the future, and how companies can be prepared for the future that is coming.
Today's Mobile Wallet
People are confusing what a mobile wallet is and have now assigned the meaning to a mobile wallet to be the used to store a card and pay a merchant. What we define as a real need for the consumer is to have a stored value account that can be managed exclusively from your phone or from a phone and offering all of the services that customer like the unbaked do not have access to today.
Striking Prepaid Gold
Bullion Backs New Card
Gold. Since the dawn of history, the glittering yellow metal has granted its owners the power to change the course of civilization. It captures the imagination and alters the soul. No one has ever had enough.
The Brave, New Mobile World
How Consumers and Retailers Can Benefit
Shoppers and retailers alike can take advantage of technology that’s revolutionizing closed-loop prepaid cards and mobile payments, according to speakers at a strategy session presented online by Mercator Advisory Group and CashStar.
Kiosks Deployed to Provide Prepaid Products
Reliable Platforms Can Generate Revenue
Self-serve kiosks can be powerful tools for the “convenience markets” and for the prepaid market, specifically the unbanked and underserved, who make up about 28.3 percent of all households, according to federal studies.
