Karen Webster

Will Apple Become The American Express of Mobile Payments?

Will Apple Become The American Express of Mobile Payments?
Will Apple Become The American Express of Mobile Payments?
June 02, 2014  |  Commentary

Today is the day that we might actually get a peek into Apple’s playbook on mobile payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Is the EMV Journey Worth the Price?
Is the EMV Journey Worth the Price?
May 19, 2014  |  Commentary

Several reports surfaced last week that reaffirmed what we’ve all suspected – rolling out EMV in the US is going to be a long slog...

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Alibaba: The Other 550M Gorilla in Payments
Alibaba: The Other 550M Gorilla in Payments
May 12, 2014  |  Commentary

While everyone in payments has been focused on another player out west whose name begins with an “A” no one has really paid much attention...

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PYMNTS Flashback: Alibaba And ShopRunner Say “Open Sesame” To Digital Commerce
PYMNTS Flashback: Alibaba And ShopRunner Say “Open Sesame” To Digital Commerce
May 08, 2014  |  Commentary

Everybody knows the ancient story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. “Open Sesame” were the magic words that opened a cave where Ali Baba...

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The Payments Networks’ Next Real Threat
The Payments Networks’ Next Real Threat
May 05, 2014  |  Commentary

What begins with an 'A' and is the biggest threat to the payments networks since Judge Leon? ACH. I know, you thought we were going...

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Walmart Banks on Cash
Walmart Banks on Cash
April 21, 2014  |  Commentary

Walmart got the entire financial services industry buzzing last week with its Walmart-2-Walmart domestic P2P play. But what everyone forgot to focus on is the...

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Fed’s Mobile Use Numbers—That Was Then, This is Now
Fed’s Mobile Use Numbers—That Was Then, This is Now
April 16, 2014  |  Commentary

The Fed issued its update recently on the state of the mobile US landscape two years after its Mobile Payments Industry Workgroup (MPIW) convened to...

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Black Swans, Payments and 1982
Black Swans, Payments and 1982
April 16, 2014  |  Commentary

Actions in the aftermath of the recent merchant data breaches have demonstrated the potential dangers that extend beyond simply not improving payments-data security. Knee-jerk reacting...

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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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