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Several years ago, I was listening to current JW Player President, Chris Mahl, give a talk on mobile payments and loyalty. He started the speech by recounting something they lived by during his days at Oracle: “shift happens.” It does. In fact, if you follow...
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As an end of year wrap-up, I thought I’d devote a few words to what the past year held for financial technology trends; a retrospective. Without further ado, some thoughts on how 2014 panned out. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
After two months of being inundated with payment innovation announcements, a bit of chaos, and seemingly unending debates about the “better” technology and new approaches, let’s take a brief time out. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Like many young parents across America, I spend a lot of time at Walgreens. If fact, as I am not such a “younger” parent anymore, I find myself spending more time then I would like there. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The Fed issued its update recently on the state of the mobile US landscape two years after its Mobile Payments Industry Workgroup (MPIW) convened to provide guidance on how to move the mobile industry forward. I have read the report several times and so wanted...
Actions in the aftermath of the recent merchant data breaches have demonstrated the potential dangers that extend beyond simply not improving payments-data security. Knee-jerk reacting is another, and that appears to be what Target’s doing in saying it will push hard now for EMV card...
Shaw’s Supermarket here in Boston made a little bit of news in the run-up to the 4th of July holiday. It’s dumping its loyalty card program. Well to be technical, Albertson’s - the Idaho-based North American grocery chain that owns them – decided that all...
