Google, Apple, ISIS: Which Will Ignite NFC Payments

Last month, the Lydian Journal featured articles on the deployment of NFC:

 

Accelerating Deployment of Open NFC Mobile Commerce Applications by Charles Walton, COO, INSIDE Secure

 

Enabling Multi-Provider Services with Third-Party Service Providers by Drew Weinstein, Co-Founder, Sparq

In this exclusive NEXTcast interview, Charles and Drew are joined by Lydian Journal Technology Editor Patrick Gauthier to analyze potential catalysts for NFC payments and the impact of ISIS (the mCommerce joint venture by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon).

Patrick Gauthier is the Head of Market Intelligence at PayPal, the leading online payment solution provider. In this capacity, he can leverage 20 years of experience in product innovation across several industry (semiconductors, payments and digital media) and multiple geographies to deliver strategic insights to PayPal’s executive management. Prior to joining PayPal, Patrick advised a number of m-commerce and e-commerce startups, and held the position of SVP Product Marketing and Strategy/Chief Privacy Officer for ZillionTV, an early stage start-up building an ad-supported on-demand entertainment service for the connected televisions.

Charles Walton is the COO at INSIDE Secure and a payment technology industry executive with more than 15 years experience in developing and delivering new technology solutions for the payment market. He can be reached via email (cwalton@insidefr.com), LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/charleswalton2010), or Twitter (cwalton2010).

Drew Weinstein is an entrepreneur and technology attorney focused on mobile. Prior to cofounding Sparq, Drew was of Counsel at Loeb & Loeb LLP, where he represented clients in every role of the mobile value chain, many with a focus on payment. Drew is also the Founder of Project 18, a mobile consulting firm working with major brands. Drew was the first hire of mobile marketing firm HipCricket, where he developed and launched some of the earliest multi-carrier mobile marketing programs in the U.S.