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
Driving Network Effects with Platforms
How do I bring in more participants? How do I increase transactions? These are just a couple of the questions Market Platform Dynamics Managing Director Tim Attinger addressed in his...
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...
November 04, 2010
No Need to Give a Eulogy for Venture Capital
A great line from James Sanger (General Partner, ABS Ventures)! However, he did point out that old venture capital models seem to no longer be working. He stressed that companies...
November 04, 2010
Why the Time Is Right for Innovation (and Cash Is...
The Institute is in session! The top thinkers and doers in payments are seated and ready to exchange ideas on how to continue to fuel the flame of innovation in...