Karen Webster

The 2016 Presidential Election And Banks’ Next Four Scary Years

The 2016 Presidential Election And Banks’ Next Four Scary Years
The 2016 Presidential Election And Banks’ Next Four Scary Years
October 31, 2016  |  Regulation

Lots of people in the U.S. will be sitting on pins and needles awaiting the election results a week from Tuesday. Not bankers, says Karen...

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What the Uber Driver Revolt Means for Payments
What the Uber Driver Revolt Means for Payments
October 24, 2016  |  Matchmakers

There’s a pretty alarming epidemic that’s now afflicting many of the matchmakers lucky enough to solve matchmaker’s biggest problem: ignition and scale. Karen Webster says...

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The Clash Of The Voice-Commerce Titans
The Clash Of The Voice-Commerce Titans
October 10, 2016  |  Voice Activation

Google, Apple and Amazon have all put some pretty big bets behind a commerce-enabled future that is activated by voice. Each brings a big checkbook...

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Retail Reinvention: Why Retail Doesn’t Need Salespeople
Retail Reinvention: Why Retail Doesn’t Need Salespeople
October 03, 2016  |  Retail

I was all set to write a very different piece this week. Then I stumbled upon a Newsweek story published on February 26, 1995 titled...

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Is It ‘A Bot Time’ For Payments To Jump On The Bot Bandwagon?
Is It ‘A Bot Time’ For Payments To Jump On The Bot Bandwagon?
September 19, 2016  |  Chatbots And Commerce

Bots are in, and apps are out, says the media. And that fire was stoked further when Messenger’s David Marcus announced that 30K bots inside...

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The Wells Effect
The Wells Effect
September 12, 2016  |  Bank Regulation

Last week, the CFPB came down on Wells Fargo when it exposed its egregious business practices, all in the name of being focused on the...

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Four Big Power Shifts For Commerce And Payments
Four Big Power Shifts For Commerce And Payments
September 06, 2016  |  Payment Methods

For most of the last decade, we’ve been talking about the same old, same old. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Tune In To Payments Reality Check!
Tune In To Payments Reality Check!
August 22, 2016  |  Payment Methods

“Reality Check” was a TV show that aired in 1995 about a couple of kids who moved into a house and found a computer that...

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Walmart, Amazon And Retail’s Reinvention
Walmart, Amazon And Retail’s Reinvention
August 15, 2016  |  Retail

The Boston Red Sox and The New York Yankees are the most celebrated rivalry in sports history. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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