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 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 02, 2010
eCom 301: Exam Results
Once again, we’ve reached the end of a course, and it’s time for a quiz. The results we report out to the group will be collective – a measure 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...
December 01, 2010
Mobile 305 Lesson 3: Emerging Markets Mobile Prepaid Implications
by Tim Attinger Mobile 305 (elective. Mobile 205 and Debit 201 recommended): Emerging Markets Mobile Prepaid Lesson 3 Discussion Board: By 2025, the average citizen of India will be middle...
November 23, 2010
Payments Innovations To Be Thankful For
Happy Thanksgiving! Turkey Day is a time for friends, family, football, feasting on fall foods, and if you’re a member of the payments community, to give thanks for your favorite...
November 23, 2010
The Evolution of eCommerce, Innovation and Competition
PYMNTS University‘s Tim Attinger writes that commerce facilitation engines have evolved from basic merchant checkout functions and simple wallets into commerce generators, identifying consumer demand and driving purchase traffic and...
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...
The U.S., U.K. and Europe are intensifying their efforts to develop and deploy the policies and infrastructure necessary to advance the use cases and real time payments volume of their domestic networks. This month’s “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, explores the progress and future developments of real-time payments across these regions.
The United Arab Emirates boasts a robust digital market, with 89% of retail shoppers leveraging digital tools in physical stores and the second highest ranking in customer satisfaction among the six countries studied. A new 31-page PYMNTS Intelligence report, “2024 Global Digital Shopping Index: UAE Edition,” commissioned by Visa Acceptance Solutions, examines the state of digital shopping in this country where merchants are challenged to keep pace with shopper’s digital needs.