Karen Webster

Is the EMV Journey Worth the Price?

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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