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Convergence - is, when it boils down to it, something of a myth - convergence is a term dreamt up by consultants - it is lazy short hand for collection of trends - customers have exactly zero interest in convergence as a concept - it is therefore a distraction - it is just one of a number of...

Most users select their phone on the basis of feature set not cost. Just why will Networks connect VoIP calls?

Visa USA has eliminated American Express’s interchange advantage, enhancing its ability to compete for share with bank issuers, particularly for high-spending consumers most profitable to the payment network.

The subprime washout is a signal opportunity for the discriminating to buy assets.

Markets may be underestimating geopolitical risks, and would be roiled by a full-scale conflagration in the Middle East.

While it is possible Visa will compellingly differentiate its strategy, value proposition and, therefore earnings growth prospects from MasterCard's before its IPO, it is unlikely. Absent that, Visa's giving off its European arm means it should not rate as rich a valuation multiple as MasterCard.

Processing more of its own payment transactions, and Visa’s, in overseas markets is a signal growth opportunity for MasterCard. The global payment network now seems ready to pursue it.

MasterCard has craftily raised interchange a notch and concomitantly increased its customers’ incentive to migrate consumers to cards with richer rewards, which will drive increased transaction growth and thereby MasterCard revenue.

Providing actionable intelligence enabling enhanced cardholder profitability is the prime area where First Data can make its card-issuer processing business more competitive. With this in mind, the Intelligent Results acquisition was in the right space.

While general-purpose card-issuer third-party processors will continue to struggle to grow in the US, prospects in Europe are bright.