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Website seals of approval – can you trust them?

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

The abuse of well-known seal of approvals seems to be the latest ruse used by online fraudsters. Leveraging reputable names that existed long before anyone heard of the Internet is a blaring reminder that even trustworthy seals are not off limits to scammers. In fact, linking to reliable sources of ...

Study Reveals Relationship Between Consumer Trust and Credit Card Use

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Javelin Strategy and Research recently released a study entitled “The Importance of Consumer Trust on FI Profitability” which attempts to measure the relationship between consumer confidence and credit card spending.  The study, conducted in 2008 using a random sample of 2,339 online respondents representative of gender, age, and income levels of ...