November 05, 2010
American Idol: Payments Innovation Style
They’re not hoping to win a record deal, but they are seeking legions of adoring fans and to be the next great payments business. CashStar (David Stone, CEO) Website: http://www.cashstar.com/...
November 05, 2010
POS Innovation in the Cloud
“As payments people, we sometimes forget the relationship between the retailers and the consumers and software used to foster that,” said Chip Kahn (IP Commerce Founder & CEO). Exploring innovations...
November 05, 2010
POS Opportunities around Social Networking
“It’s a phenomenal opportunity and tremendous place where commerce is going to happen, certainly not in the next quarter, but… it’s going to be game-changing over the next few years,”...
November 05, 2010
Can the U.S. Replicate Japan’s Mobile Payments Success?
Welcome back! Day 2 of The [Payments] Innovation Institute opened with a panel on three hot button issues for the payments sector: mobile, POS, and social networking. Andrei Hagiu (Senior...
November 04, 2010
What Is The Next Great Payment App That Has Yet...
To wrap up Day 1, the “New Payment Platforms for Innovation” panelists shared their ideas on the next great payments app that has yet to be created: David S. Evans...
November 04, 2010
What Payments Professionals Can Learn from FarmVille
No, we’re not talking about how to grow a great virtual blueberry patch but how software development platforms can drive innovation. David S. Evans (Founder, Market Platform Dynamics) kicked off...
November 04, 2010
Fed’s Proposal for Interchange Rates to Be Announced Within a...
That’s the word from Tom Brown, a partner at O’Melveny & Myers and former lawyer for Visa. He said the first draft of Federal Reserve’s proposal for debit card interchange...
November 04, 2010
The Key to Igniting and Launching Mobile Payments Platforms
Approximately 70% of people in developing countries don’t have access to finance, according to Ignacio Mas (Gates Foundation Executive). Mas then responded with what he called “the feel-good story of...
November 04, 2010
There’s Two Sides to Every [Payments Platform] Story
After a presentation by Mark Lavelle (VP of Strategy & Business Development, PayPal) about innovation planning, in which he discussed the development of Bill Me Later, Tim Attinger, Managing Director...