Sometimes regulators’ efforts to protect consumers miss the mark. Case in point. In 1980, the State of Massachusetts actively intervened to prevent its citizens from investing in a flashy new tech startup for fear that the suggestible residents of the Bay State would be taken...
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The Internet is good for many things – not the least of which is numbers. Want to know how many people are living Peoria right now? The Internet has your back (~116,000). Need to know Avogadro’s number? No need to find a chemist – Google...
This month’s Vantiv Omnicommerce Tracker highlighted a number of trends but perhaps none more interesting than what innovators are doing to make omnichannel a one-to-one experience. Marcus Robins, SVP of Strategy for Vantiv recently caught up with MPD CEO Karen Webster to offer his insight...
When the Portland (Oregon) Seed Fund got its start four years ago, the concept of “going to City Hall for seed funding” was a bit of an eyebrow-raising idea. But it was one that started gaining traction in 2011 in Portland (and other U.S. cities),...
Nearly two years ago, mobile transactions made up about 4 percent of Brazilian eCommerce. But by January of this year, they were approaching 10 percent, says Daniel Cohen, SVP of Emerging Payments for MasterCard Latin American and Caribbean, a compounded growth he called “impressive.” MPD...
Twice in his recent discussion with MPD CEO Karen Webster, Peter Kwakernaak, the CEO of AcceptEmail, compared his company to Apple. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Facebook Messenger for Business has the potential to connect retailers and their customers in a way that could make it one of its most powerful use cases. How? By giving merchants a one-to-one channel in which to “talk” to their customers. This month’s Vantiv Omnicommerce...
