Click here to download eBook Introduction Interchange fees have become increasingly controversial. These fees constitute the bulk of the cost that merchants incur for taking cards because most consumers pay with a card from a four-party system that assesses these fees. The total interchange fees...
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Well, the day we had all been waiting for finally arrived. Yesterday, September 19th, Google launched its long-awaited and much-anticipated Google Wallet. The Web is buzzing with news of this launch, but let us boil it down for you (a convenient listing of all of...
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MasterCard, Google and Citibank have teamed up with Google to develop its Google Wallet, which the companies have been working on for nearly a year. Many experts think this might be the venture that ignites contactless payments into a full-on mPayments revolution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
eBay has acquired the platform and personnel from the Gifts Project, an Israeli social commerce venture that lets groups of friends come together to purchase a particular present. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Richard Cordray’s nomination hearing provided an opportunity to learn something new about the substantive policies of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Unfortunately, that opportunity came and went without answering many of the key questions that remain concerning the impact of the CFPB’s enforcement and...
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After Groupon’s IPO announcement earlier this year, Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen Webster wrote that the company’s valuation is extraordinary for an organization that is essentially a huge email list with an expensive sales operation. Following on the heels of a piece that suggested that...
