Smaller players and unknowns come and go every day.
The other choices are more intriguing. It would be tough to set odds on any of them.
Ibill? They're owned by a public company. If they aren't profitable and contributing to the bottom line for Intercept, they could very well go away and cease to exist while ICPT writes the whole thing off. I would think they'd try to divest them first....wonder if anyone else would buy them at a bargain basement price? Is there enough value left in them to warrant the pain of running a processor in an environment where the issuers are getting nastier by the day?
Big program? We might see some consolidation, down sizing and other steps to help the bottom line. I dont see any of the large programs folding completely though unless someone just wants to retire or does something to fuck up their ability to process credit cards.
Webmaster boards? Definitely expect to see some die. The market is a tad overcrowded. And without naming names, I'm sure everyone can think of at least one of the larger boards that is likely being kept alive and strung along out of pride alone with the owners not wanting to lose face by folding. Might be some consolidation in this area too.
Silvercash? I dont use it, so I cant say much about this one. A couple of recent incidents defintely make ya raise an eyebrow I guess.
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