Download or read book Pricing Debit Card Payment Services written by Wilko Bolt and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents a theoretical framework for analyzing pricing structures in debit card schemes featuring cardholders, retailers, their respective banks, and a network routing switch. The network routing switch controls the electronic debit card network and is jointly owned by the banks. In setting its prices, it needs to consider getting both consumers and retailers to participate in the market. In this two-sided market for debit cards, we show that the "double-monopolistic" network routing switch may want to supply consumers with cheap debit cards, deriving profits from charging a high retailer fee per transaction. This theoretic result resembles the current practice in the Netherlands where consumers pay no transaction fee, but retailers do. This corner solution carries over when we analyze socially optimal pricing.

Download or read book Cost Recovery and Pricing of Payment Services written by David B. Humphrey and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1997 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pricing Debit Card Payment Services written by Wilko Bolt and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents a theoretical framework for analyzing pricing structures in debit card schemes featuring cardholders, retailers, their respective banks, and a network routing switch. The network routing switch controls the electronic debit card network and is jointly owned by the banks. In setting its prices, it needs to consider getting both consumers and retailers to participate in the market. In this two-sided market for debit cards, we show that the double-monopolistic network routing switch may want to supply consumers with cheap debit cards, deriving profits from charging a high retailer fee per transaction. This theoretic result resembles the current practice in the Netherlands where consumers pay no transaction fee, but retailers do. This corner solution carries over when we analyze socially optimal pricing.

Download or read book Pricing debit card payment services written by Wilko ; Tieman Bolt (Alexander F.) and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pricing Electronic Payments Services written by Alexander F. Tieman and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Netherlands the enormous uptake in the usage of debit cards has been the main driver for the rapid developments in non-cash, point-of-sale, payments. However, several practices in the Dutch electronic payments services industry with regard to pricing and infrastructure have attracted controversy and antitrust scrutiny. In this paper we will present a theoretic framework to analyse pricing structures in debit card schemes. Cardholders value debit cards only to the extent that these are accepted by retailers, while retailers in turn benefit from a widespread usage of cards. This points to a fundamentaldimension of the market for debit cards, namely, that it is two-sided. In setting prices banks need to be careful to get both the consumers' side and retailers' side on board. We show that the consumers' side of the market can be used to generate an increase in demand for debit card payments, for which the retailers effectively pay. This theoretic results nicely corresponds to the current practice in the Netherlands that consumers pay no transaction fee for using their debit cards. Only the retailers pay such a fee. The question arises how this result compares to socially optimal prices, and how system competition between network switches affects this result.

Download or read book Interchange Fees and Payment Card Networks written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Merchant s Guide Fee Free Credit Card Processing written by Elijah Hawkins and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even if you have the greatest ISO, one who works in favor of your business, processing fees may still place a hurdle in your financial path to success. The good news is that there is a way you can avoid paying credit processing fees altogether. By reading this e-book, you can learn how to eradicate the costly expense of credit card processing, getting your bill to near zero. Countless merchants are already using this information to save hundreds, even thousands, every month. The savings can add up fast. Learn how the credit card processing industry works and why tiered pricing is never in your favor. Discover how the money actually flows through the processing industry and why and how merchants are unknowingly getting hit in their pockets from both sides. This guide is geared towards those merchants who want to stop paying high fees for credit card transactions but still allow customers to pay with their favorite method of payment.

Download or read book Regulating to Reduce Merchant Service Fees written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Merchant service fees are charged to merchants by their bank for accepting some types of card payments. Scheme (MasterCard and Visa) credit card transactions, and contactless and online scheme debit card transactions, cost merchants more to accept than swiped or inserted debit card transactions. These higher cost payment methods have been growing as a share of transactions in New Zealand. Domestic EFTPOS provides price competition for some scheme debit products, but its use is declining... Merchant service fees, including interchange fees (which usually are the main component of merchant service fees), are unregulated in New Zealand. Over the years a complex pricing system has evolved, with multiple fees depending on the product and merchant. Other than for debit cards (swiped or inserted), weighted average merchant service fees are high relative to international comparisons. This remains the case even after changes by the schemes and participating banks to restructure their merchant service fees and increase transparency to provide better deals"--Executive summary.

Download or read book Profiting from Change in the U S Payments System written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Payment System written by Mr.Bruce J. Summers and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1994-12-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes a practical contribution to increased understanding of payment system design and management and of the relationship between the payment system and monetary policy. The authors of the twelve papers included in the book are central banking experts from around the world who draw on their experiences in providing technical assistance to the central banks of the countries of the former U.S.S.R.

Download or read book Optimal Pricing of Payment Services when Cash is an Alternative written by Cyril Monnet and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Payments are increasingly being made with payment cards rather than currency-this despite the fact that the operational cost of clearing a card payment usually exceeds the cost of transferring cash. In this paper, the authors examine this puzzle through the lens of monetary theory. They consider the design of an optimal card-based payment system when cash is available as an alternative means of payment, and derive conditions under which cards will be preferred to cash. The authors find that a feature akin to the controversial "no-surcharge rule" may be necessary to ensure the viability of the card payment system. This rule, which is part of the contract between a card provider and a merchant, states that the merchant cannot charge a customer who pays by card more than a customer who pays by cash.

Download or read book Cost Recovery and Pricing of Payment Services written by B. David Humphrey and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: October 1997 The cost of providing payment services is substantial- 3 percent of GDP. Cost reduction requires the appropriate pricing of those services. A modern payment system is essential for promoting domestic and international trade and exchange as well as developing financial markets. Payment users will be directed toward the most efficient payment methods when the costs of producing those services are reflected in the prices paid. Resources are being wasted in the United States because consumers see no important difference in transaction prices or bank costs between using a check or using electronic direct debit in paying a bill, even though the social costs of these two instruments are different. Electronic payments cost only a third to half as much as paper-based payments. An estimated $100 billion (or 1.5 percent of GDP) is being lost by the continued use of paper-based checks. When payment instruments are not appropriately priced, the costs must be covered elsewhere. One common solution is to let loan revenues cover part of payment expenses (keeping loan rates higher to compensate). When prices reflect the full cost of producing the service, users demand the services that use the fewest real resources. Humphrey, Keppler, and Montes-Negret give examples of payment prices and price schedules and show how underlying cost data are used to build up to a price. They outline how payment services may best be structured to: * Appropriately reflect economies of scale or scope in the production of payment services. * Adjust cost recovery percentages to accommodate how much demand conditions associated with start-up differ from those associated with mature operation. (During a new system's early years of operation, the transaction volume may be low and some form of underrecovery of costs may be required to encourage use of the system. But any such underrecovery must be built into future pricing arrangements once the systems are established and traffic volumes are at a level where full cost recovery is practical. To ensure fairness, the pricing structure must also guarantee that latecomers to the system do not get more favorable treatment than the initial user group.) * Induce efficient use of scarce resources. They note the economic principles that recommend certain pricing methods over others and apply equally to payment services provided by the private sector or through a government agency. They show why costs should be recovered through user transaction fees. This paper- product of the Financial Sector Development Department- part of a larger effort in the department to promote the development of financial sector infrastructure to support banking and capital market activities.

Download or read book The Federal Reserve System Purposes and Functions written by Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an in-depth overview of the Federal Reserve System, including information about monetary policy and the economy, the Federal Reserve in the international sphere, supervision and regulation, consumer and community affairs and services offered by Reserve Banks. Contains several appendixes, including a brief explanation of Federal Reserve regulations, a glossary of terms, and a list of additional publications.

Download or read book FDIC Consumer News written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Global Findex Database 2017 written by Asli Demirguc-Kunt and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2011 the World Bank—with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—launched the Global Findex database, the world's most comprehensive data set on how adults save, borrow, make payments, and manage risk. Drawing on survey data collected in collaboration with Gallup, Inc., the Global Findex database covers more than 140 economies around the world. The initial survey round was followed by a second one in 2014 and by a third in 2017. Compiled using nationally representative surveys of more than 150,000 adults age 15 and above in over 140 economies, The Global Findex Database 2017: Measuring Financial Inclusion and the Fintech Revolution includes updated indicators on access to and use of formal and informal financial services. It has additional data on the use of financial technology (or fintech), including the use of mobile phones and the Internet to conduct financial transactions. The data reveal opportunities to expand access to financial services among people who do not have an account—the unbanked—as well as to promote greater use of digital financial services among those who do have an account. The Global Findex database has become a mainstay of global efforts to promote financial inclusion. In addition to being widely cited by scholars and development practitioners, Global Findex data are used to track progress toward the World Bank goal of Universal Financial Access by 2020 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The database, the full text of the report, and the underlying country-level data for all figures—along with the questionnaire, the survey methodology, and other relevant materials—are available at www.worldbank.org/globalfindex.

Download or read book The Payment System written by Tom Kokkola and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is designed to provide the reader with an insight into the main concepts involved in the handling of payments, securities and derivatives and the organisation and functioning of the market infrastructure concerned. Emphasis is placed on the general principles governing the functioning of the relevant systems and processes and the presentation of the underlying economic, business, legal, institutional, organisational and policy issues. The book is aimed at decision-makers, practitioners, lawyers and academics wishing to acquire a deeper understanding of market infrastructure issues. It should also prove useful for students with an interest in monetary and financial issues."--Introduction (Pg. 20, para 8).

Download or read book Paying with Plastic second edition written by David S. Evans and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2004-12-17 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive account of the trillion-dollar payment card industry. The payment card business has evolved from its inception in the 1950s as a way to handle payment for expense-account lunches (the Diners Club card) into today's complex, sprawling industry that drives trillions of dollars in transaction volume each year. Paying with Plastic is the definitive source on an industry that has revolutionized the way we borrow and spend. More than a history book, Paying with Plastic delivers an entertaining discussion of the impact of an industry that epitomizes the notion of two-sided markets: those in which two or more customer groups receive value only if all sides are actively engaged. New to this second edition, the two-sided market discussion provides useful insight into the implications of these market dynamics for cardholder rewards, merchant interchange fees, and card acceptance. The authors, both of whom have researched the industry for more than 25 years, also examine the implications of the recent antitrust cases on the industry as well as other business and technological changes—including the massive consolidation brought about by bank mergers, the rise of the debit card, and the emergence of e-commerce—that could alter the payment card industry dramatically in the years to come.