December 15, 2010
Point of Transaction 301 Lesson 3: PoT Implications
by Tim Attinger Point of Transaction 301 (elective. PoT 201 and Cloud Payments 210 prerequisites): The Network is the Terminal Lesson 3 Discussion Board: What do you think would be...
December 14, 2010
Point of Transaction 301 Lesson 2: PoT Evolution
by Tim Attinger Point of Transaction 301 (elective. PoT 201 and Cloud Payments 210 prerequisites): The Network is the Terminal Lesson 2 Discussion Board: Why have eCommerce merchants been the...
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
For One Swallow Does Not Make a Spring
On Tuesday, Samsung and Google announced the Nexus S, with NFC. The payment technology industry, gathered in Paris for the CARTES & IDentification 2010 conference will no doubt rejoice, yet...
December 05, 2010
Ignition Strategies: How to Launch a Platform Business
Getting a new product off the ground is one of the great challenges in business. That’s well documented for entrepreneurs. VCs don’t get any return from more than 40 percent...
November 22, 2010
eCom 302 Lesson 3: Emerging eCom Implications
by Tim Attinger eCOM 302: Emerging eCom Competition Lesson 3 Discussion Board: In five years’ time, which eCom facility will have the biggest moment in the sun — one of...
November 18, 2010
Readers Respond: Will Open Platforms Drive Innovation in Payments?
The PYMNTS.com community had some strong reactions to the Lydian Journal article “The Year of APIs and the Reshaping of the Payment Ecosystem” by Patrick Gauthier, Head of Market Intelligence...
November 17, 2010
Elavon Markets VeriFone’s PAYware Mobile Solution
Elavon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) and leading global payments provider, will market and support VeriFone Systems, Inc.’s (NYSE: PAY) PAYware Mobile secure card payment system for...
November 15, 2010
Making Sense of Ever-Changing Payment Technologies: The Year of APIs...
Introduction More than ever, the technology and platforms underpinning the technical and economic success of payments are evolving and confronting industry decision-makers with the dilemma of whether to invest...
