Guest Commentary

•  Time To Deal With All These Deals (Richard Postrel, CEO and Founder of Swift Exchange)

•  Payments Evolution in the Mobile Millennium (Margaret Weichert, MPD Managing Director)

•  Focus on Startups: Venture Atlanta Brings Entrepreneurs And Investors Together (Margaret Weichert, MPD Managing Director)

•  Global Payments’ Acquisition Ups The Ante At The POS (Margaret Weichert, MPD Managing Director)

• The Killer App for NFC Payments: Transit (Andrew B. Morris, MPD Director)

•  Top EMV Ignition Strategies and Mobile Security Solutions (Margaret Weichert, MPD Managing Director)

• Understanding Payment Behavior of African Households – A Vast and Untapped Market (Jake Kendall and Bill Maurer)

•  Prepaid Tips for 2012: Why Fees Aren’t Always the Answer (Gloria K. Colgan, MPD Managing Director)

•  Making Your Loyalty Program Worth the Expense (Thad Peterson, MPD Managing Director)

• B2B Payments Innovation: Back in the Spotlight? (Margaret Weichert, MPD Managing Director)

• One Million Acts of Payments Innovation: CapGemini on the Intersection of Developed and Developing Markets (Deborah Braxley, Principal of Global Financial Services – CapGemini)

• The Enigma of Zero (Upendra Namburi)

• P2P Odyssey Gets Bumpy (Denise Bahs, AAP)

• Commentary: Major Mobile Moves for Visa (Margaret Weichert, MPD Managing Director)

• Analysis: BoA, Chase and Wells Fargo Launch P2P Joint Venture (Margaret Weichert, MPD Managing Director)

• The Branch is Dead…Long Live the Branch! (Upendra Namburi)

• Leaving Las Vegas – The ETA Annual Conference Grows Up (Margaret Weichert, MPD Managing Director)

• Outstanding in the Field: FinovateSpring 2011 Showcase (Tim Attinger, MPD Managing Director)

• Dodd Predicts Next Steps for Regulatory Reform (Margaret Weichert, MPD Managing Director)

• Balancing Security and Convenience (Chris Mark)

• Payments (Alone) May Not Pay the Bills (Upendra Namburi)

• The Verdict: White House National ID Security Strategy (Margaret Weichert, MPD Managing Director)

• Payments Redefined (Upendra Namburi)

• ROAM Data CEO Responds to VeriFone’s Open Letter about Square (Will Wang Graylin, Founder & CEO – ROAM Data)

• MasterCard Cardholders Have New Way to Pay Taxes Online (Mathias Lilja)

• An Open Letter to the Payments Industry: Square vs. VeriFone (Annmarie D. “Mimi” Hart, CEO – MagTek)

• DoCoMo Mastermind and PYMNTS Colleague Reflect on Quake’s Aftermath in Japan (Carl Atsushi Hirano)

• Square vs. VeriFone: Mobile Payments ‘Square’ Off in Security Showdown (Jonathan Ramaci)

• Mobile and Social Payments for Charity – Making a Difference in Japan (Margaret Weichert, MPD Managing Director)

• Innovation in Charitable Giving: Democratization of Philanthropy (Margaret Weichert, MPD Managing Director)

• At the Epicenter of the Debate Over Mobile Payments and NFC: Smart Card Alliance Recap (Tim Attinger, MPD Managing Director)

• Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores Inc.: Something Anyone Who Takes Credit Cards Should Worry About (Thomas Brown, Carla Christofferson & Shirin Bakhshay)

• Loves Me, Loves Me Not: Mobile (Tim Attinger, MPD Managing Director)

• Loves Me, Loves Me Not: Debit (Margaret Weichert, MPD Managing Director)

• The Impact of Durbin and Facebook on Payments Resolutions (Margaret Weichert, MPD Managing Director)

• Balance, Harmony and Open Platforms (Tim Attinger, MPD Managing Director)

• Will Mobile Marketing Drive Mobile Payments? (Deborah Braxley, Principal of Global Financial Services – CapGemini)

• Federal Reserve Board’s Proposal Overlooks Consumer Interests (Katherine M. Robison)

• Point of Sale Revolution: Transformation of Payment Acceptance (Margaret Weichert, MPD Managing Director)

• All I Want for Christmas is My NFC? (Tim Attinger, MPD Managing Director)

• Who Will Process My eCommerce Payments Now? (Tim Attinger, MPD Managing Director)