Karen Webster

Microsoft’s Shoulda-Woulda-Coulda Mobile Story

Microsoft’s Shoulda-Woulda-Coulda Mobile Story
Microsoft’s Shoulda-Woulda-Coulda Mobile Story
November 07, 2016  |  Mobile

Steve Ballmer said last week that things might have been different for Microsoft and mobile had they only followed his advice. Karen Webster said it...

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

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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