Startup Donde is working to help drive retail sales for consumers who want to find convenient, nearby locations to make their purchases. Founder and CEO Anthony Nicalo, in a podcast interview with Karen Webster, CEO of Market Platform Dynamics, explained the general idea behind the...
The person-to-person funds transfer market seems to grow each day, though often companies limit transfers to domestic use. A new startup called Remitly is aiming to grow its international remittance business, starting first with the Philippines. Remitly provides a means for immigrants in the U.S....
Hacker’s accessing improperly stored credit card data is one thing, but what if Target or Neiman Marcus had been storing customers’ biometric information instead? Merchants storing encrypted biometric data is among various security options talked about as a means to protect payment card data. In...
With the Target breach still clearly visible in the rearview mirror, the payments space is beginning to ask the toughest question of all: Where do we go from here? As Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen Webster explained in a recent commentary, it’s a “huge, huge...
Target confirmed a massive data breach on Thursday that rocked the payments world at the busiest time of the year in commerce. Initial estimates suggest the breach compromised the names, credit card numbers, debit card numbers, expiration dates and CVVs of more than 40 million...
Welcome to PYMNTS.com’s 2013 CEO Series: a quick and concise glimpse into the minds of the leaders of the payments industry and how they view innovation, change and growth. We’ll ask each top exec the same six questions about the payments industry to gauge who...
As the man who co-founded Merchant Warehouse 15 years ago, CEO Henry Helgeson is well poised to speak on the innovation and change that are currently driving the payments industry. Helgeson claims that future-proof solutions are the key to continued success, and believes his company...
Welcome to PYMNTS.com’s 2013 CEO Series: a quick and concise glimpse into the minds of the leaders of the payments industry and how they view innovation, change and growth. We’ll ask each top exec the same six questions about the payments industry to gauge who...
As CEO of group payments service WePay, Bill Clerico knows a thing or two about innovating to meet consumer needs. In fact, Clerico says that despite his experience in the field, every hour he spends with a customer lets him learn something new. Why is...
