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Get On The Inside Of What’s Happening In Mobile Commerce
October 30, 2013

Become a Mobile Insider or else miss out on reading, watching and engaging with some of the most insightful people in payments, mobile and commerce.  Here’s just a little sliver of what you’ll miss if you don’t sign up before we launch on November 5th...

Answering Mobile Authentication’s Most Important Question
October 28, 2013

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...

What’s A Banker To Do?
October 27, 2013

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...

Study: Durbin Amendment Destroyed $22 Billion Of Consumer Wealth
October 25, 2013

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...

Bitcoin Bribes, Pawn Shops and Scary Monsters
October 24, 2013

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...

Mobile Banking Crossroads: Strategic Moves Banks Must Take to Remain Competitive
October 24, 2013

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...

The Durbin Amendment Conference Program
October 21, 2013

    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...

Plan Smart Now If You Want to Be Relevant in 2023
October 20, 2013

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...

Issue 2: Catastrophic Failure and Systemic Risk
October 18, 2013

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...