What I Learned From Bill Payers
Working in the consumer payments business, you learn a lot about your customers from the timing of their bill pay traffic.
Making Payroll Cards Work for Employees
An in-depth look at employee payroll card usage and opportunities for improvement in card design and delivery.
2017 Financially Underserved Market Size Study
The Financial Health Network presents our 2017 Financially Underserved Market Size Study that illustrates the growing opportunity to address the needs of financially underserved consumers and identifies significant trends driving marketplace evolution and growth.
The Unlikely Story of the Reverse ATM
By Financial Health Network Hamed Shahbazi is the Founder and CEO of Tio Networks, a multi-channel payment solution provider specializing in bill payment services and other financial services through a variety of automated self-serve, retail point-of-sale, mobile and web-based methodologies processing approximately 50M transactions worth roughly $6 billion in payments annually in the United States….
Amy Cox Household Profile: Living Paycheck to Paycheck
U.S. Financial Diaries Case study: Amy Cox is a white 34-year-old single mother of two. She lives with her children, Hailey, 9, and Andy, 8, near Cincinnati, OH. A natural caregiver, Amy works at a day care center.
The Financial Health Network Comment Letter on Proposed Amendments to Rules Concerning Prepaid Accounts
The Financial Health Network submitted this letter in response to the request for comment on the proposed Amendments to Rules Concerning Prepaid Accounts, issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB, the Bureau) and published on June 29, 2017. Like the CFPB, we recognize the important role that prepaid products and services can play in the financial health of U.S. consumers and we are committed to promoting high-quality financial products. We believe that financial services can be a force for good in people’s lives and that meeting consumers’ needs responsibly is ultimately good for both the consumer and the provider.
2017 Payroll Industry Scorecard
The Financial Health Network offers its first quality assessment of the payroll card industry.
Global Financial Health Framework
This paper expands upon the Financial Health Network’s initial financial health research and applies it to a global setting.
Compass Principles: Transaction Product Examples
This one-pager gives examples of applying the Compass Principles to transaction products.
“SavingsQuest” by Doorways to Dreams
Doorways to Dreams’ (D2D) SavingsQuest tool is an online and mobile platform that uses the principles of gamification to encourage savings among prepaid card users.
2016 Financially Underserved Market Size Study
The Financial Health Network and Core Innovation Capital present this 6th annual market analysis to illustrate the size of the opportunity to address the needs of financially underserved consumers and identify significant trends driving marketplace evolution and growth.
Financial Solutions Lab Snapshot: Innovations in Helping Consumers Weather Financial Shocks
Over the last year, more than 100 million American households experienced a financial shock. This year the Financial Solutions Lab’s second $3 million challenge was seeking solutions that could help Americans to weather such shocks.