Commander In Chief Series news and trends

Why Smartphones Are Payments’ Biggest Innovators
News // May 23, 2017

Innovation is happening at the speed of payments — which, as it turns out, can be pretty fast these days. In this edition of the PYMNTS’ Commander in Chief Series, Western Union Global Money Transfer President Odilon Almeida shares a day in the life as leader of...

Smoothing Out Innovation’s Bumpy Ride
Payments Innovation // March 29, 2017

Making innovation stick is a total balancing act. It’s not just about pushing something out to the market the fastest, as other factors must still be considered — the quality of the product or service, the timing of launch, and especially if the innovation will...

Challenging The Payments Innovation Norm
Payments Innovation // March 01, 2017

Creating innovation that’s both meaningful and lasting requires more than just coming up with a great idea. In the latest installment of PYMNTS Commander In Chief Series, Todd Clark, President/CEO of CO-OP Financial Services, shared why challenging the norm and looking to solve real problems...

Why Simple (Innovation) Sells
Payments Innovation // September 28, 2016

The pressure to come up with the next “big idea” can often overshadow the opportunity to deliver the best answer to the problem, says Rudolf Booker, CEO and founder of Payvision. Booker tells PYMNTS why innovative solutions can solve for complexity but don’t need to...

Interviews & Exclusives
Smoothing Out Innovation’s Bumpy Ride

March 29, 2017
Making innovation stick is a total balancing act. It’s not just about pushing something out to the market the fastest, as other factors must still be considered — the quality of the product or service, the timing of launch, and especially if the innovation will actually be relevant and meaningful to the customer. In the […]

Why Simple (Innovation) Sells

September 28, 2016
The pressure to come up with the next “big idea” can often overshadow the opportunity to deliver the best answer to the problem, says Rudolf Booker, CEO and founder of...

Technology Innovation Comes To Regulation

May 18, 2016
Innovative technology is at the core of elements throughout the evolving payments space — and recently, that even includes regulation. PYMNTS recently spoke with Jon Jones, President of Trulioo, who...

Quick Reads
Challenging The Payments Innovation Norm

March 01, 2017
Creating innovation that’s both meaningful and lasting requires more than just coming up with a great idea. In the latest installment of PYMNTS Commander In Chief Series, Todd Clark, President/CEO of CO-OP Financial Services, shared why challenging the norm and looking to solve real problems for consumers is so crucial to not only getting innovation, […]