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The Cashless Vending Machine and Interactive TV Ad You Have to See to Believe
September 16, 2011

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Google Wallet in Action
September 16, 2011

MasterCard, Google and Citibank have teamed up with Google to develop its Google Wallet, which the companies have been working on for nearly a year. Many experts think this might be the venture that ignites contactless payments into a full-on mPayments revolution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Legal Expert Grades Cordray’s Senate CFPB Hearing
September 08, 2011

Richard Cordray’s nomination hearing provided an opportunity to learn something new about the substantive policies of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  Unfortunately, that opportunity came and went without answering many of the key questions that remain concerning the impact of the CFPB’s enforcement and...

Beat Fraud While Increasing Profits: CyberSource Webinar
September 08, 2011

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Groupon Gone Wrong! A Warning to Investors
August 22, 2011

After Groupon’s IPO announcement earlier this year, Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen Webster wrote that the company’s valuation is extraordinary for an organization that is essentially a huge email list with an expensive sales operation. Following on the heels of a piece that suggested that...

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...