December 17, 2010
Musing from “Cartes 2010”: Is the NFC glass half-full or...
The Cartes Conference just concluded in Paris. While the industry eagerly awaits the commercial roll-out of NFC, traditional card production remains its anchor. The Cartes trade show closed its doors...
December 16, 2010
Wheeling and Dealing Through 2011
On this seventh day of Christmas, are you, too, having trouble finding those elusive seven swans a-swimmin’? Well, it just might be that one of the thousands of online deal...
December 13, 2010
Accelerating Deployment of Open NFC Mobile Commerce Applications
Introduction Driven by the convergence of standards, core technologies, devices and associated industry alliances, 2011 is poised to be the catalytic launch year for commercial Near Field Communication (NFC) handsets....
December 08, 2010
Rewards in Real-Time, Mobile is Making Its Move
They’re “sexy.” They’re interesting. And we’re not talking about the short-lived Kardashian prepaid cards. These are the words Capgemini Principal Deborah Baxley uses to describe mobile rewards programs, which she...
December 02, 2010
eCom 302: Exam Results
The exams have been scored. We wanted to share with you the results of the eCom 302 to date. Question 1: What was the biggest driver for consumer adoption of...
December 01, 2010
What the U.S. Can Learn from Japan’s eCommerce Ecosystem
From eMoney to mobile money, it can be argued that Japanese consumers embrace and adopt new payments technologies much more quickly than the American public. Not only has Japan has...
November 30, 2010
Research and Markets: Retailer Cards in Europe: Co-Branded, Loyalty and...
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cb0a44/retailer_cards_in) has announced the addition of the “Retailer Cards in Europe: Co-Branded, Loyalty and Private Label Programs” report to their offering. Retailer Cards in Europe: Co-Branded, Loyalty...
November 30, 2010
MasterCard’s Priceless Perks- A Home Run for Baseball Fans
In response to MasterCard’s announcement of Priceless Perks, Cheryl Guerin, Senior Vice President, Global Digital Marketing at MasterCard Worldwide dives deeper into the details. Tell us a little bit about...
November 23, 2010
Payments Innovations To Be Thankful For
Happy Thanksgiving! Turkey Day is a time for friends, family, football, feasting on fall foods, and if you’re a member of the payments community, to give thanks for your favorite...
