Karen Webster

Is Uber Next Decade’s Trillion-Dollar Platform?

Is Uber Next Decade’s Trillion-Dollar Platform?
Is Uber Next Decade’s Trillion-Dollar Platform?
April 15, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Uber filed its S-1 last Thursday (April 11), two weeks after Lyft went public. By close of business on Friday, Lyft’s stock was trading at...

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Why Me-Too Services Can’t Save Apple
Why Me-Too Services Can’t Save Apple
April 01, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Three years ago, I wrote a piece in which I said Apple had become the kind of company that Steve Jobs once said he never...

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Will Amazon Pay Plus Worldpay Conquer Food?
Will Amazon Pay Plus Worldpay Conquer Food?
March 25, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Most of the payments chatter last week focused on FIS’ mega acquisition of Worldpay. The topic of conversation was the inevitable consolidation of the payments...

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Faster Payments: Does The Fed Have A Hidden Agenda?
Faster Payments: Does The Fed Have A Hidden Agenda?
March 18, 2019  |  Faster Payments

“Connect the dots” is used as a metaphor to describe how a series of discrete events can explain a “big picture” – often high-impact –...

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Why Restaurants Should Be Worried
Why Restaurants Should Be Worried
March 04, 2019  |  ResTech

The true measure of innovation is when no one has come up with anything better a couple of centuries later. Get the Full Story Complete...

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What Amazon HQ2, Interchange Fees And Facebook Have In Common
What Amazon HQ2, Interchange Fees And Facebook Have In Common
February 18, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

I hosted a digital discussion last week with an executive from Sift with more than 15 years of experience building trust and safety organizations for...

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Could Online Intermediaries Control The Physical Point Of Sale?
Could Online Intermediaries Control The Physical Point Of Sale?
February 11, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The year is 2039. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Merchants Gone Wild: The Surcharge Edition
Merchants Gone Wild: The Surcharge Edition
January 28, 2019  |  Regulation

Since about mid-December of 2018, checking out in the stores here in Boston has become even more of a hassle. Get the Full Story Complete...

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The Big Tech Canary In The Faster Payments Coal Mine
The Big Tech Canary In The Faster Payments Coal Mine
January 21, 2019  |  Faster Payments

There’s a canary in the faster payments coal mine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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