July 23, 2012
Analyst firm Gartner reported the number of worldwide mobile payment users increased 38 percent last year, from just over 102 million to 141 million. Even with this jump, there’s a lot of ground to cover if m-payments are expected to be used by 448 million individuals by 2016 as Gartner also predicts. Continue reading
Could Dodd-Frank (& Durbin) Ultimately Drive Alternative Payments?
June 26, 2012
A couple of years ago the Durbin Amendment was proposed and added to the Dodd Frank Act and ultimately made into law. This amendment has quite a few components, yet the most significant component in regards to the everyday life of a card processing merchant was the cap that it imposed on debit card processing fees. Continue reading
Remember when the POS and Payments was Boring?
May 23, 2012
Post Updated today (5/24) at 3:30 EST. See bottom of post for details
Today VeriFone announced its partnership with PayPal to bring the leading alternative payment brand to millions of checkout lanes. Its cloud wallet promises, not only Google and ISIS, but the established payment networks, a literal run for their consumers' money. Continue reading
PINs on Phones
February 16, 2012
Here it is folks, a demonstration of why using a PIN on a cellphone is not such a good idea. Google Wallet PINs can be retrieved. Now, everyone reading will say, “But that wasn’t a debit PIN…it was just the password to the Google Wallet.” Continue reading
Hard Time Keeping Up?
July 15, 2011
The world of mobile commerce is changing on a daily basis. Company announcements are coming left and right, studies are being released, and all of the players are jockeying for position. It’s no wonder that our bloggers have been busy. Continue reading
Tapped-In: PayPal Aces Mobile Payments
March 21, 2011
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