June 22, 2011
Google Books: Game and Set to the Sceptics; the Match...

Ian Forrester, Jun 22, 2011 There is no doubt that the grand idea of scanning millions of books and making them available to the world’s readers is spectacular. There is...

March 23, 2011
Google, Apple and NFC: The PYMNTS Community Weighs In

Last month, Google made headlines when it announced its plans for One Pass, a program to help publishers monetize content that’s quite similar to Apple’s own new subscription service.  Now,...

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...

August 26, 2010
Why Every Payments Product Needs an Ignition Strategy

Hard data are not available but based on my experience billions of dollars each year go poof in the payments industry from investments in products that crash and burn soon...

August 19, 2010
Doing As They Say or Saying As They Do: Tax...

In recent years, credit card reward programs have become a basic component of personal finance. Credit card issuers use them to entice consumers to spend more on a given card....

August 10, 2010
Dukes v Wal-Mart Stores: En Banc Ninth Circuit Lowers the...

Donald Falk, Marcia Goodman, Archis Parasharami, Aug 10, 2010 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a significant decision affirming the certification of the largest class...

May 10, 2010
MPD Innovation in Payments

MPD Innovation In Payments | PDF Igniting Innovation in Payments   How Software Development Platforms Will Drive Innovation and Transform Payments The use of software platforms to drive innovation and...

March 11, 2010
What’s in the Cloud for Payments?

When we speak of “payments in the cloud” we are using the term in a broader sense than it is usually used in the information technology world. Cloud computing simply...

March 05, 2010
What’s in the Cloud for Payments?

When we speak of “payments in the cloud” we are using the term in a broader sense than it is usually used in the information technology world. Cloud computing simply...