Commentary

Apple Pay, Now That We’ve Sobered Up
Apple Pay, Now That We’ve Sobered Up
September 25, 2014  |  David S. Evans

Just about everyone seemed absolutely giddy over Tim Cook’s breathless announcement of how Apple is revolutionizing payments. I’m hoping now that maybe, with a couple...

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Innovation … You Know It When You See It
Innovation … You Know It When You See It
September 08, 2014  |  Karen Webster

How Innovative Is Payments? No one really knows how to consistently define or measure innovation. Hear me out. Tuesday (Sept. 9) is finally the day...

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How To Get Consumers Hooked on Mobile Payments
How To Get Consumers Hooked on Mobile Payments
August 04, 2014  |  Karen Webster

Getting consumers hooked on something new is every innovator’s dream. There’s only one big problem: Consumers don’t break old habits easily. Psychologists say that consumers...

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Blink Waves Bye-Bye to Contactless Forever?
Blink Waves Bye-Bye to Contactless Forever?
May 12, 2014  |  Controversial

JPMorgan Chase’s recent decision to ditch the Blink brand – a contactless card - seems like a nail in the coffin for the tap-and-go payment...

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Shaw’s Follows Dangerous Path In Shift Away From Loyalty
Shaw’s Follows Dangerous Path In Shift Away From Loyalty
April 16, 2014  |  Commentary

Shaw’s Supermarket here in Boston made a little bit of news in the run-up to the 4th of July holiday. It’s dumping its loyalty card...

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Apps and Merchants and Payments, Oh My!
Apps and Merchants and Payments, Oh My!
April 07, 2014  |  Commentary

Ever wish it were as easy as having a pair of Ruby Red slippers to get where you want to be? In the case of...

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‘Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall, Whose Digital Wallet Will Be Used Most Of All?’
‘Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall, Whose Digital Wallet Will Be Used Most Of All?’
March 31, 2014  |  Commentary

The Fed’s new mobile survey data contains a treasure trove of information on how mobile payments and digital wallets are doing. To guide us through...

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6 Reasons to Call an EMV ‘Time Out’
6 Reasons to Call an EMV ‘Time Out’
March 23, 2014  |  Commentary

Richard Clarke's assessment of the state of cybercrime in the U.S. started quite the conversation at The Innovation Project. So much of one, that it...

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