GLG News by Commercial Printing Services Purchasers

This article focuses on one of many startups in the consumer protective services space, as evidence of an "evergreen" market category. Current challenging economic times make investment in this ID Fraud sector a natural, and desperate times could actually bring about increased criminal activity leading...

Mobile PtoP payments are a disruptive technology that must be monitored by financial industry investors, because it requires no hardware infrastructure change, and can be adopted by consumers today to send payments between individuals. All leading payments brands, banks, and processors could be affected...

It takes a very focused approach to be successful in managing an ATM network profitably! Economies of scale contribute greatly to the profitability of an off-premise, non-bank ATM network. .

People will need to be given a reason to use local search. The simple fact is that local search is, well, local... People already know their local area and can mostly find what they need on their own. The local internet search that adds value will attract the customers.

Cardholders crave the ability to control which transactions are allowed to occur in their accounts, as well as which specific transactions, channels and thresholds are used to alert them of specific activity based on conditions they have set in advance. These capabilities may go beyond just preventing...

Consumers should have more control in how their identity information is used. In financial services and payments, the trick is to bridge the islands of identity directly from the core processing systems or payment account record out to notifications and controls that securely and conveniently reside...

Many consumers are neutral on contactless as being a security threat. This makes security a barrier that contactless needs to get over in order to enhance adoption. This barrier may lead to more cardholder interest in PIN for both credit and debit cards.

With Lexmark's stock price plummeting and it's continued slashing of margins, their business model seems hopeless. While corporate America embraces Lexmark for their low price corporate workgroup offerings, buying "throw away" printers is not a sustainable market. They have a tough road ahead of them,...

Having uninterrupted service is good because consumers can continue to make transactions even when switching to a new card. Although, having uninterrupted service can also be bad because it allows all transactions to continue, even those that we may not desire.

Google Print Ads introduces yet another source for smaller marketers to play with the Big Boys, but Buyer beware. For the short term, this offering is beneficial to the Newspapers but needs some fine-tuning for small advertisers to benefit. It is essential for the Newspaper Industry to embrace the diversification...