Karen Webster

Karen Webster
The Sure Fire Merchant Interchange Fee Fix
November 17, 2014

I’m sure you’ve heard by now that the internet was on fire last week, and nearly broke. Yes, there was that Kim Kardashian Paper magazine cover that apparently got a few clicks. But what really set tongues a waggin’ – in payments at least –...

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Why Apple Pay Needs Merchants More Than Merchants Need Apple Pay
November 10, 2014

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CurrentC And The Big Merchant Mess
November 03, 2014

Whoever said there’s no such thing as bad PR obviously wasn’t on the receiving end of the whooping that Rite Aid, CVS and CurrentC took last week over their decision to turn off support for Apple Pay in their stores. Get the Full Story Complete...

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The Real Reason Rite Aid Dumped Apple Pay
October 27, 2014

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The Scariest Things In Payments
October 27, 2014

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What’s Next In Payments?
October 20, 2014

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Karen Webster
Of Nobel Prizes And Payments
October 13, 2014

When explaining the economic “DNA” of Market Platform Dynamics, I always describe it as having its roots in the work of a genius French economist, Jean Tirole a long-time colleague of the two economists who also happen to be our Chairman and Founder, Dick Schmalensee...

In Depth
Why POS Players Should Be Nervous
October 13, 2014

The launch of Apple Pay has kept everyone in payments pretty busy speculating about its impact to others with digital wallet/account ambitions. What’s been ignored, at least so far, is the impact of Apple getting into payments on every other facet of the payments ecosystem....

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Icahn Gets Apple Pay Math Wrong
October 10, 2014

It’s way above my pay grade to weigh in on Carl Icahn’s proposal to Apple to accelerate its share buybacks. But the letter made for good reading, nonetheless. Someone did a whole lot of work to assemble a bunch of stats on Apple and its various products...