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SnagaStool Thinks It Can Monetize The Bar stool (And Become The OpenTable Of Drinking)
June 27, 2014

Yesterday a curious phenomenon swept the nation--a sudden and overwhelming desire to be in a bar of the middle of the work day watching international soccer. In cities across the nation bars suddenly had more patrons than stools, leaving thousands of thirsty customers standing and...

Company Spotlight
What Drove Consumer Spending in May?
June 24, 2014

April showers bring May flowers … and consumer spending, as it turns out. MasterCard SVP Sarah Quinlan tells MPD CEO Karen Webster that spending by consumers remains strong, fueled by travel and increased spend in a retail category that may surprise you. Listen in to...

Controversial
Square Co-Founder on Payments Innovation
June 20, 2014

Square co-founder Jim McKelvey is taking what he learned about innovation when launching Square to new start-ups in St. Louis. He believes that all successful innovators need three things to succeed, unless they are in financial services. In this week's Innovator Insight series MPD CEO...

Alternative Finances
WePay Names New CFO
June 17, 2014

Payments industry veteran Steve Pellizzer has joined WePay as the company’s new CFO. Pellizzer spoke to MPD CEO Karen Webster about his 12 years in the business and how that’s prepared him to manage the evolving needs of WePay’s dynamic customer segments.

B2B Payments
The Capital One Formula for Treasury Management Innovation
June 11, 2014

Safety, liquidity and transparency. Those are three key levers to delivering the two things that treasury managers seek when evaluating new products and services: value and efficiency. Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen Webster chatted with Capital One’s new Head of Treasury Management Product Innovation, Jim...

Key Advice For Starting International Prepaid Card Programs
May 30, 2014

Prepaid programs are fast becoming high-growth products in international markets. But launching one effectively is no easy task. In a recent podcast interview with PYMNTS.com’s Jeff Green, Amit Sethi, TSYS exec and co-chair of the Prepaid International Forum India, discussed some strategic musts.

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TouchPoint Gives Consumers A New Lease On Lunch
May 28, 2014

If only spontaneously ordering and paying for a meal were as easy as using Uber. Then again, if TouchPoint has anything to say about it maybe it soon will be. In TouchPoint's ideal world, pre-ordering food is easy-especially the things consumers have ordered before from...

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Data is Omnichannel’s Secret Weapon
May 22, 2014

Ah, yes, if only executing omnichannel were as easy as saying that it’s a priority! What makes omnichannel tricky is enabling a seamless, secure and easy retail experience across all channels, not just payment. While many claim to have found the “secret sauce” to enabling...

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Clover and Ignite Payments: What Sets Their Bond Apart
May 22, 2014

Integrated business solutions are the new “black” in merchant acquiring, offering new value to merchants and new value to the acquiring industry and distribution networks that serve them. Noel Fundora, SVP of Ignite Payments, and Mark Schulze, co-founder of Clover, sat down with MPD CEO...