Karen Webster

The Seven Deadly Data Sins Of The 2016 Presidential Election

The Seven Deadly Data Sins Of The 2016 Presidential Election
The Seven Deadly Data Sins Of The 2016 Presidential Election
November 14, 2016  |  Big Data

The 2016 U.S. Presidential Election taught us many things. But Karen Webster said that it mostly taught us what can happen when the right people...

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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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