News

Analysis: After Google Buys Motorola, What’s Next for the Payments Ecosystem?
August 15, 2011

Just when you thought things couldn’t possibly get more exciting in the mobile world, Google up and buys Motorola (view press release). Google’s planned acquisition of Motorola is just plain big news. Could it be a giant stepping stone on the way to creating a...

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Experts Debate EMV and mPayments Mojo
August 11, 2011

I had the chance to moderate an awesome panel of mobile payments “playmakers” on Wednesday at TAG FinTECH’s August meeting in Atlanta. The topic, “Mobile Payments – Tipping or Slipping”, was about as hot as the temperature outside! And, since it was the day after...

I Am Curious… Stock Market Impact on Payments Company Performance
August 09, 2011

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Party Like It’s 2008: What the US Debt Crisis Means for Payments
August 08, 2011

Here’s my take on the current global economic turmoil and its implications for the payments industry. (Related: Jon Stewart to Sen. Durbin: “Is This the Worst It’s Been?”) Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Someone’s Knockin’ at the Door-It’s the CFPB!
July 13, 2011

Yep, as the song goes, the industry’s new regulator may just be knockin’ at your door and ringin’ your bell, seven days from now, if you are one of the 111 depository institutions with more than $10 billion of assets. That agency, the Consumer Financial...

Commentary
Will Zong Make eBay the Future of Retail Commerce?
July 07, 2011

eBay’s announcement yesterday of its acquisition of Zong is just another interesting example of this e-commerce giant’s grand ambition to change the face of retail as merchants and consumers know it and experience it today. Here’s what I mean. Get the Full Story Complete the...

The Fed’s Final Debit Rules: Did Anyone Win?
June 30, 2011

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Commentary
Dangers of Assuming Invincibility – Could Your Firm Go the Way of the Typewriter Makers?
June 29, 2011

There was a lot of great stuff that came out of the Payments Innovation Institute at Harvard last week but two anecdotes that have absolutely nothing to do with payments specifically, I think, provide some of the more thought provoking insights around the pitfalls and...

Payments Innovation Institute Video Playlist
June 26, 2011

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