January 21, 2013
Neiman’s Loyalty Lessons

    ANALYSIS FROM KAREN WEBSTER   Bad Data Makes Bad Decisions   PYMNTS Prophecies: Our Take On Eight 2013 Predictions   There’s a new topic of conversation now in...

January 17, 2013
Why Isis Still Has Believers

By Ben Carsley, Writer/Editor The technology behind NFC alone is not enough to drive consumers to use mobile wallets. David Marcus, President of PayPal, said so. Karen Webster, CEO of...

January 07, 2013
Startup Roundup: Who’s Getting Funded?

Here’s our Startup Roundup: a (close-to-) comprehensive list of each of the startup companies in payments and/or eCommerce to receive at least $1 million in funding from equity investors in...

January 01, 2013
PYMNTS Prophecies: Our Take On Eight 2013 Predictions

2012 Year In Review Ready … Set … Wait! Will NFC continue to struggle in 2013? Will Apple fall in the battle for smartphone supremacy? How optimistic should we be...

December 18, 2012
British Retailers Fail To Protect Customers From Online Fraud

Online brand protection specialists Global Brands Protection the websites of 100 of the UK’s most popular high street retailers, including John Lewis, French Connection and Debenhams, to assess how well...

December 17, 2012
Wonga To Offer Instant Loans At Online Shops

Online loans company Wonga, has announced the launch of a new service which it claims will serve as an alternative to credit cards. Wonga has partnered with the Cotswold Company...

December 10, 2012
How Can National Card Schemes Remain Competitive? Five Tips

Commentary by John Chaplin, director at Anthemis Group In my 18 years at Visa and 5 years at First Data, I acquired an in-depth knowledge of card payments, card schemes...

November 26, 2012
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t MCX It

    ANALYSIS FROM KAREN WEBSTER   Groundhog Day At Google Wallet   All Eyes On iZettle   November 27, 2012 I’ve been thinking a lot about MCX these days....

October 17, 2012
Changing Interchange: LevelUp’s Vision For Payment’s Future

“Hey, do you pay interchange? You should stop.” According to Seth Priebatsch, founder, chief executive officer and “chief ninja” of SCVNGR, that’s the essential sales pitch LevelUp offers to new...