The world of payments and commerce isn’t moving at a snail’s pace these days. And last week’s events managed to qualify it for “thrill-a-minute” status between the lofty and ambitious projects started, stopped and debated that made the headlines. The problem with all the fireworks...
The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow famously wrote that “Into each life some rain must fall,” a reminder that not every day can be a perfect day, or even good one. Sometime it rains. And last week in payments and commerce was particularly drizzly — between real money launderers making...
Today marks Day 30 of the government shutdown, leading to consequences both complex and serious; and Twitter feuds that can only be described as surreal. The government wasn’t the only place that got stuck on pause this week — the card networks also found themselves on hold in China. But one at...
The month of January is considered a mixed bag for movie buffs. While a lot of award hopefuls appear on screens in January, the big push for the serious award contenders really happens the year before. January, on the other hand, is a month for releasing movies that studios hope...
Just a few days into the new year, early indications are that 2019 could shape up to be a “more is more” kind of a year. Here are a few notable stories that have left us with that impression. WhatsApp Looks To Bring Mobile Payments To 210 Million Facebook’s WhatsApp seems...
With 2018 down to its last two weeks, the world is busy wrapping up the old in order to ring in the new — including the newsmakers in payments. Here are the highs, lows and who-knows of last week. American Express Is Bullish On Ripple’s Blockchain Amex was feeling the love...
Poet William Cowper famously wrote in his 1787 poem “The Task” that “variety is the spice of life.” And while change-resistant humans are often a bit hesitant to live by those words, every once in a while, embracing the unknown is appealing to either individuals or businesses. And,...
As of today, there are 28 days left in the year (and 22 shopping days left till Christmas), meaning themes of “out with the old and in with the next” have been rather prevalent, and predictions for what’s coming up next in 2019 have become common...
The turkey has been eaten, the leftovers have been wrapped up and there is only one thing left to do for most Americans: face the holiday shopping the majority of them have thus far put off, either in person at a store or digitally. More...
