Odysseas Papadimitriou

• Card Entrepreneur Predicts Easier Credit, Standstill Mobile Wallets in 2013

  By David Morrison  |  December 3, 2012

  CardHub.com CEO says large issuers making more credit available, sees no rush for digital wallet adoption.

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  Walmart and Amex Team Up for Prepaid Card

  By David Morrison  |  October 14, 2012

  Walmart advanced further into the financial services arena last week with a new product it will offer in conjunction with American Express.

• Mixed Reaction to Bluebird Card

  By David Morrison  |  October 10, 2012

  CFPB mum on new Walmart/Amex offering, while card rater considers it a top-tier new product.

• CardHub Says Consumer Card Debt Not Falling Enough

  By Marc Rapport  |  September 11, 2012

  Card comparison service says average household is $6,700 beholden to plastic.

• Study Finds Large Card Issuers Becoming Less Transparent

  By David Morrison  |  August 14, 2012

  CardHub.com researchers find transparency bump after CARD Act to be temporary.

• Durbin Reg Costs Big Banks More Than $8 Billion

  By David Morrison  |  May 3, 2012

  Big banks lost big bucks on interchange since Durbin. Smaller banks experienced a slight decline while credit unions held steady.

• CardHub Questions Fees From Issuer Focused on Low Credit Score Holders

  By David Morrison  |  February 9, 2012

  Card website criticizes First Premier Bank's credit limit fees.

• Gift Card Boom Fires Up New Exchange

  By David Morrison  |  January 31, 2012

  One indication of how deeply plastic payments have influenced the U.S. retail market has been the explosive growth in gift cards at the expense of cash, checks and other forms of plastic. Not only has the National Retail Federation reported that gift cards have effectively extended the holiday shopping season...

• Abundance of Gift Cards Leading to Secondary Market

  January 17, 2012

  CardHub.com says consumers purchased almost $28 million in gift cards over the 2011 holiday season.