June 23, 2011
Session 1: Innovation Across the Payments Ecosystem
Highlights – Why new payments methods ignite (or not) – How consumers are using new technologies today – How retailers are adapting their agenda to new consumer and technology trends...
May 27, 2011
Summer Reading List for Payments Bookworms
Memorial Day marks the start of summer, which means it is time to start planning your agenda of beach reads and lounge chair literature. Whether you’re into mobile money, its...
April 21, 2011
From Fat to Thin: How the Cloud and Mobile will...
A History of Your Stuffed Wallet For centuries, people walked the planet with small pouches crammed with coins and other forms of money, never worrying about their ability to...
April 21, 2011
Why Social Shopping is the Future of E-Tailing
Editor’s Note At its core, social commerce is about connecting people where they buy and letting people buy where they connect. Dell, a brand in a segment not typically...
April 19, 2011
Bringing Tap-and-Go to the Masses (and My Brother)
(From MasterCard’s “The Heart of Commerce” Blog) Cathleen Conforti | April 16, 2011 MasterCard PayPass and I go way back. I’ve been working on the development, growth and evolution of...
April 12, 2011
Jennifer S. Martin Bio
Jennifer S. Martin is Visiting Associate Professor of Law, University of Oregon School of Law. Professor Martin can be reached at jsmart@uoregon.edu. J.D. Vanderbilt University School of Law; B.S. University...
April 11, 2011
Processors: Connecting the Dots for Payments Growth?
Introduction Every day, billions of payments transactions take place all over the world. In the United States, a typical consumer’s day comprises numerous exchanges of value as she buys...
April 11, 2011
The Behavioral Economics of Paying and Borrowing
Introduction Many Americans, feeling chunky and lethargic from their Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve eating binges, will be making resolutions to exercise more and eat less during 2011. Some...
March 13, 2011
Processors: Connecting the Dots for Payments Growth?
Click here to download this article as a PDF. Introduction Every day, billions of payments transactions take place all over the world. In the United States, a typical consumer’s...