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Karen Webster Sizes Up the Rapidly Changing World of Mobile Payments
March 05, 2012

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PayPal Poked at Goldman Sachs
February 20, 2012

The Goldman Sachs technology conference last week in San Fran sure did stir the pot around PayPal and its Point of Sale ambitions. The centerpiece of this criticism is PayPal’s earlier in the year public announcement of its physical point of sale trials with Home...

Retailer/Customer Relationships: What Retail 2012 Can Learn from Retail 1912
February 16, 2012

Mary walks into her favorite store on her way home from lunch with a few friends. Upon entering the store she’s greeted by name by the shopkeeper and asked how she liked her purchases from two weeks ago. She’s also told that more of her...

Perfect Pairings: True Love Trifecta (and the Top Break-Up Contender)
February 13, 2012

Ah, Valentine’s Day – the day when love reigns supreme and couples rule. In the spirit of bringing a little romance to payments and PYMNTS.com – here are a few irresistible couples that everyone in payments really should <heart>, well, with one exception. Get the...

Mobile Movers, Shakers and Shockers
February 13, 2012

I don’t know about you, but 2012 so far has left me a little breathless given the fast pace at which the payments industry has been moving since we all emerged from the New Year’s break. Maybe it’s the mild winter. No matter, the catalyst,...

PayPal’s Thompson to Take Reins at Yahoo
January 26, 2012

Talk about starting 2012 off with a bang! It can now be confirmed that Scott Thompson, President of PayPal since 2008, will become the CEO of Yahoo. The announcement is a real shocker for many reasons, but mostly because he will be leaving PayPal at...

Verizon May Say No: Where Does This Leave Google Wallet?
December 06, 2011

Couldn’t resist the opportunity to weigh in, briefly, on the story that had the Web in an uproar yesterday. Seems as though Verizon may be giving Google the proverbial lump of coal a little early this year by saying ixnay to its Wallet. (Read Verizon’s...

And Visions of Smartphones Dance in their Heads (and in the Stores)…
November 27, 2011

The holiday season is upon us. I know, wasn’t it just July? That aside, ’tis the season of parties, gift buying and giving, holiday songs and TV and movie classics that put the meaning of the holiday season in the proper context. Get the Full...

Op-Ed: Holy Commerce Batman, It’s the X.commerce Platform
October 16, 2011

Last week eBay and PayPal made news at its X.commerce Innovate Developer Conference in San Jose. It was a few days of back-to-back press releases, commentary and cyberbuzz as everyone tried to digest the announcements that came fast and furiously. Here is the rundown of...