Spotlight on the Innovators: Changing the Way We Pay

By  |  November 11, 2010
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From digital wallet developers to eCommerce experts and providers of small business solutions, many of the most creative minds in the payments space were in attendance at the recent [Payments] Innovation Institute at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. PYMNTS.com spoke with some of these engaging entrepreneurs:

  • Trevor Cornwell, Founder & CEO of appbackr – First and only digital wholesale marketplace for the iPhone and iPad application market
  • Marwan Forzley, President & CEO of eBillme – Allows consumers from over 17,000 financial institutions to use online banking when they shop online
  • David Stone, CEO of CashStar – Industry’s first digital gifting and incentives platform that enables customers to email personalized gift cards
  • Eric Remer, CEO of PaySimple – Enables small business owners to simplify their businesses and their lives through automation technology
  • Jonathan Cool, President & COO of iCache – The world’s first intelligent, secure and easy-to-use Digital Wallet

 

Check out their innovative ideas in this exclusive video.

     

 

PYMNTS.com Blog Entries from the Innovation Institute

Day 1

  1. David S. Evans: Why the Time Is Right for Innovation (and Cash Is Not Dead) (9 a.m.)
  2.  No Need to Give a Eulogy for Venture Capital (10 a.m.)
  3.  There’s Two Sides to Every [Payments Platform] Story (11:30 a.m.)
  4.  The Key to Igniting and Launching Mobile Payments Platforms (12:30 p.m.)
  5.  Fed’s Proposal for Interchange Rates to Be Announced Within a Few Weeks (2:30 p.m.)
  6.  What Payments Professionals Can Learn from FarmVille (4 p.m.)
  7.  Driving Network Effects with Platforms (4:30 p.m.)
  8.  What Is The Next Great Payment App That Has Yet To Be Created? (5 p.m.)

 

Day 2

  1. Can the U.S. Replicate Japan’s Mobile Payments Success? (8:30 a.m.)
  2. POS Opportunities around Social Networking (9:30 a.m.)
  3. POS Innovation in the Cloud (10:30 a.m.)
  4. American Idol: Payments Innovation Style (Noon)
  5. Federal Reserve: Cash Usage Increased in 2009 (1:30 p.m.)
  6. Tips for Catering to Consumers’ Payment Preferences (2:30 p.m.)
  7. How Walmart Views Consumer Payments Behavior (3 p.m.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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