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Understanding Prepaid and Stored-Value Payment Products: A Framework for Discussion

Published by: TowerGroup

Published: Jan. 24, 2005 - 13 Pages


Table of Contents


TowerGroup Take-Aways




Report Coverage




Considering the Issues

Regulatory Background

Categorizing the Products




Prepaid vs. Stored Value: What's in a Name?




Migration to Electronic Transactions


Exhibit 1: The World of Payment Products

Exhibit 2: Financial Transaction Models: From Paper to Plastic and Electronic




The Distinction Between Prepaid and Stored Value

Prepaid Applications

Stored-Value Applications




Identifying Real-World Attributes for Emerging Payment Products

Accounts: Pooled and Subaccounts

Use: From Closed to Open


Exhibit 3: Growth in Use for Selected Prepaid Products


Funding Type: Discretionary vs. Compensatory

Funding Intervals: Disposable vs. Reloadable vs. Recurring Payments

Funding Source


Exhibit 4: Attributes of Selected Prepaid and Stored-Value Applications




Consumer Choice: The Core Driver and Motivator

Payroll Cards




The Rise of General Purpose Stored-Value Products: The Face of Things to Come


Exhibit 5: Stored-Value Payment Products: From Funds to Use




Summary

Abstract

This Note considers the unique and unpredictable nature of the evolution of these products and the potential impact on the current assumptions. It is not intended to provide specific answers but to offer a framework for extending the discussion between the regulators, system providers, and issuers.

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