EVENTS & ASSOCIATIONS

Card Forum

ETA (Electronic Transaction Association)

CTST (Card Tech/Secure Tech)

NACHA

- Payments

- Global Payments

- eCheck Council

- ARC

NRF (National Retail Federation)

Smart Card Alliance

INDUSTRY TERMS

Financial Industry Terms

Payments Library

Prepaid Glossary

ORGANIZATIONS

ACH Organizations

American Express

Discover

Global Payments Associations

Global Platform (Smart Card)

JCB

MasterCard

Multos

NACHA

TAWPI  (paper workflow improvement and ARC checks)

USA State Associations

Visa

INDUSTRY NEWS

KEYPOINT IN THE NEWS

KeyPoint Offers Contactless Payment Strategy and Delivery Solutions(August 16, 2005)

KeyPoint Announces Management Team of Seasoned Electronic Payments Professionals (August 1, 2005)

Electronic Payments Team Focuses on Industry’s Key Points for Success (July 27, 2005)

WHITE PAPERS

Cost Effectiveness of Stored Value Products for Unbanked Consumers (May 2005)

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Contactless Smart Chip Technology: The Business Benefits (2005)

Source: Smart Card Alliance

An Enterprise Approach to Bank Payments (May 2005)

Source: Economists Intelligence Unit

New Developments in Large Value Payments (May 2005)

Source: Bank For International Settlements

General Guidance for Payment System Development (May 2005)

Source: Bank For International Settlements

Banking On Payments - Protecting a Franchise (April 2005)

Source: Diamond Cluster

Prepaid Card Models - A Study in Diversity (March 2005)

Source: Federal Reserve Board of Philadelphia

RFID Tags and Contactless Smart Card Technology: Comparing and Contrasting Applications and Capabilities (2005)

Source: Smart Card Alliance

Near Field Communications (2004)

Source: ECMA International

Contactless Payments: Delivering Merchant and Consumer Benefits (April 2004)

Source:: Smart Card Alliance

The 2004 Federal Reserve Boards Payment Study (updated Dec 2004)

Source: US Federal Reserve

Smart Cards and Retail Payments (Oct 2003)

Source:: Smart Card Alliance

KIOSK REFERENCE