All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Transaction & Payment Processing

Key Implications:Notables in 2006, included exponential growth in the cards sector, IPOs, M&As, consolidations, successful spin-offs, prepaid/gift cards and pilots which paved the way for a new payments instrument, contactless cards.1.  Mastercard's IPO made headlines with its successful launch...

Key Implications: In November 2005, Carreker enlisted the help of Bears, Stearns & Co., on its quest to solidify either a strategic partnership, merger or sale of the company and after much speculation, its rival "CheckFree," has put an offer up to acquire Carreker, pending regulatory approval.1. ...

Key Implications:When Wincor showcased its ATM Security Solutions at the BAI Retail  Delivery Conference & Expo, attendees were impressed by Wincor's  demonstrations of its Anti-Skimming Device, which protects its machines from ATM fraud.1.  Wincor's Anti-Skimming Device is mounted...

Key Implications:Gift cards have gained in popularity and market share and with the year coming to a close, retailers and gift card issuers are excited with cheer as consumers are expected to spend more than $457 billion in gift card sales.1.  Gift cards fees became a " hot topic" in 2006, as states...

First Data’s win of Société Générale’s retail finance business’s card processing testifies that it is on course to establish itself as one of, if not the, dominant, processors in Europe. To process cards outside France, Société Générale selected eFunds and First Data. The decisions highlight the...

Discover will be worth more the more it is a payment network and processing rather than a credit card issuing business. Post IPO a strategic sale of its credit card issuing business to an international FI coupled with a partnership bringing Discover into markets abroad would be a bold and transformational...

Independent Discover will continue, with more tools and greater focus, the path it’s pursuing, trying to achieve acceptance parity with MasterCard and Visa in the US, to increase partner card issuance, and to establish a more credible presence abroad, possibly with stepped up acquisi...

Google’s payment service is fundamentally an e-wallet intended to protect and enhance its search business. It is not, for now, a threat to PayPal, much less to traditional payment processors and networks.

Comdata can grow quickly with its new master brand strategy by building/ leveraging its brand on a foundation based upon Comdata's customer performance, global/ local presence and its personality or customer experience.  Doing so will allow for innovative strategies for growth through...

Comdata’s combining its various payment processing business units under a single overarching brand makes eminent sense. It stitches together a suite of processing services, none of which enjoyed strong brands in their own right, and should help Comdata’s efforts to cross sell domestically and to...