July 30, 2010
From Russia With Love (and Payment Cards)
In this exclusive video interview, David S. Evans sits down with two leading experts on Russian payment cards to discuss what the payments business looks like today and how it...
July 30, 2010
Unveiling the Development of Mobile Payments
In this exclusive NEXTcast interview, David Evans sits down with two industry veterans to discuss the evolution of mobile payments. Marc Bourreau and Marianne Verdier recently completed a study on...
July 30, 2010
India Rocks: Card Growth in Country of Retailers
In our first installment of Payments Around the World, industry expert David S. Evans chats with Upendra Namburi for a first hand look at payments in India. Known as the...
July 27, 2010
Prepaid Press Expo
Location: Caesars Palace, Las Vegas The prepaid industry has grown in three distinct branches – calling cards, wireless, and gift cards/alternative payments. These three diverse sectors converge at the retail...
July 23, 2010
Transcript: The Future of Decoupled Debit Cards, Post Financial Reform
Evans: This is David Evans and the folks at PYMNTS.com linked me up with Joe Randazza of the National Payment Card Association. Joe’s one of the pioneers in introducing decoupled...
July 16, 2010
Seeking Fertile Grounds for Mobile Money
M-PESA is a huge success… and now what? Safaricom’s M-Pesa success story has focused the global attention on Kenya as the leading edge of the mobile money revolution2. M-Pesa...
July 15, 2010
PayPal Listens to its Developer Pals to Drive Growth
PayPal has made recent advancements in its payments platform to better compete with challengers, like Google Checkout and Checkout by Amazon, and retain its top spot as the leading online...
July 15, 2010
Prepaid Summit South Asia 2010
Location: Mumbai, India Bringing VRL’s brand of thought-provoking and highly interactive conferences, Prepaid Summit South Asia 2010 to be held in Mumbai on 21 September will explore opportunities for financial...
July 15, 2010
MRC European e-Commerce Payments and Risk Conference
Location: NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam The Merchant Risk Council is excited to announce the formal creation of MRC Europe. This expansion of the MRC officially kicks off with our inaugural...