PYMNTS Talks Back (About Bitcoin Debit Cards, Google and Seinfeld)

What’s a bitcoin debit card supposed to do for anyone? What does Google know about same day delivery that the rest of the market doesn’t? And what makes Seinfeld so relevant to payments? Just a few of the hot topics in payments that we covered this week and you had a lot to say about.

How much do you really know about payments? How much television did you watch during the 1990s? You might know more than you think! Seinfeld, as it turns out, is more than a show about nothing–it also serves as a pretty good primer for the payments ecosystem. From “shrinkage,” to “yada, yada, yada,” to “No Soup For You,” –Seinfeld has lots to say about EMV, Google’s mWallet and the CFPB–metaphorically of course. This week also in the news,  Xapo prepares to share its Bitcoin debit cards, and Google hints at future tricks. We had all kinds of things to tell you, and as always, you had plenty of back talk to offer in return …

 

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