Whitepapers
Polymath Consulting practitioners has published a number of thought papers on prepaid cards. These both provide practical advice as well as looking into the future and are free to download. The following whitepapers are below:
1 Hybrid Preapid Cards
2 BIN Sponsorship How and Why
3 Turndown Prepaid Card
4 Prepaid Cards - What can they learn from other industries
5 Multifunction Prepaid Cards
6 Staff Incentive and Reward Cards
7 Gift Card Malls their role and the future
8 2008 Survey: Getting it right in Europe
9 UAE First Mall Gift Card
Hybrid Prepaid Cards - A review of current cards
Hybrid Prepaid Cards, are they a new opportunity for issuers and brands. In this short report Polymath Consutlancy has reviewed the products that are currently available both in the USA and UK
BIN Sponsorship - How and Why
Many banks are considering if they should become a BIN sponsor for Prepaid Cards. This short document outlines why a Bank may consider offering this service, outlines how much money they will make and what their responsibilities are.
Turn Down Prepaid Card - UniCredit Case Study
Using a prepaid card to Credit Card turn downs has been talked about a lot. There are few examples though where this is done seamlessly. The following case study outlines the Czech Republic UniCredit example.
Prepaid Cards – What Can they learn from other industries
With consumers said to be tightening their belts what learnings or hope do other sectors offer for prepaid payment cards.
Multifunction Prepaid Cards
The paper defines what multifunction prepaid cards are, highlights some case studies and argues that they are a key solution for prepaid applications in the future.
Staff Incentive and Reward Cards
The paper sets out to identify if Prepaid Cards have a role in staff incentive and motivation based both on practical examples and theoretical research and then look at their future.
Gift Card Malls their role and future
Published in late 2007 the paper looked at the role of Gift Card malls in educating consumers and their penetration both current and forecast in the UK market.
Survey 2008: Getting it Right in Europe
In 2008 Polymath Consultancy asked the opinions of key people across a number of European processors, networks, consultants, programme managers and banks about what the key issues are that the UK needs to get right to ensure the predicted growth is turned to reality.
UAE First Mall Gift Card
Ibn Battuta Mall launched in August 2009 the UAEs first Mall Gift Card. This is a short case study on it.
