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The SIM card has long been a cornerstone of mobile phone convenience and security – and it’s only growing in importance. With SIM cards now being installed in everything from smart cars to smart TVs to smartwatches, this 12×8-millimeter piece of technology sits poised at...
I think I mentioned in an article a while back that I have this odd fascination with old advertising- early turn-of-the-century stuff to about the 1970s. There’s just so much to learn about our culture and consumer behavior and buying triggers by looking at old...
When regulators slash interchange fees—as they’ve done in Australia, Spain, and of course the United States—do consumers win or lose? One camp says they win since, of course, merchants are going to pass those savings on to consumers in the form of lower prices. What’s...
Welcome to What’s Trending In Payments – a weekly look at the most popular, irreverent and important stories the payments industry had to offer over the past five days. Which companies grabbed the most headlines – for better or for worse – this week, and...
Presented by PYMNTS.com, Monitise, and AlixPartners Financial institutions have spent the past few years implementing a wide range of mobile banking solutions as consumers continue to spend more time using their mobile devices to manage nearly all facets of their lives. While mobile banking was...
Regulation of the Debit Card Industry: What’s Happened and What’s Next Program 8:30-9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast 9:00-9:15 Introduction by Karen Webster, CEO, Market Platform Dynamics 9:15-10:15 The Durbin Amendment: The First Two Years What have we learned including the extent to...
Strategic planning season is in full swing in payments! And, the land grab for data and projections on everything from consumer spending to smartphone and tablet sales to POS trends to competitor activities is on! But, unless your one- to three-year window anticipates the macro...
The Problem Electronic payments systems are subject to catastrophic risks of failure from software malfunctions and cyber attacks. Isolated failures wreak havoc only on the consumers and businesses directly affected by it. Thousands of customers couldn’t pay their bills or get money out of their...