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 12, 2010
Is 2011 the Year for Social Commerce?
2011 will be the year that social commerce begins to take root on Facebook with solutions that are both merchant and customer friendly. To be fair, pundits have been talking...
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 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 22, 2010
eCom 302 Lesson 2: Emerging eCom Evolution
by Tim Attinger eCOM 302: Emerging eCom Competition Lesson 2 Discussion Board: How might a new online payments capability best ignite for growth? Through a great idea, a good merchant...
November 16, 2010
eCom 301 Lesson 2: eCom Evolution
by Tim Attinger eCom 301 (elective): Evolution of Online Commerce Lesson 2 Discussion Board: What might have been the unique “network effect” characteristics of the environment in which PayPal ignited,...
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...
