Written By Karen Webster

Karen Webster is one of the world’s leading experts on emerging payments and a strategic advisor to CEOs and Boards of multinational players in the payments and commerce space. As the CEO of Market Platform Dynamics, she works extensively with the most innovative players in the payments, financial services, mobile, B2B, digital media and technology sectors to identify, ignite and monetize innovation. Karen also serves on the boards of a number of emerging companies, helping innovators develop and implement business strategies that drive market adoption for their products and services. Karen is also an entrepreneur herself, who has successfully founded and launched several new ventures in the loyalty, on-line media, and social networking sectors, including PYMNTS.com.

Consumer Insights
Bridge Millennials And The Threat To Physical Retail

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Payments Innovation
Facebook And Dating: It’s (Not) Complicated

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Payments Innovation
Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?

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Innovation
Consumer Convenience, Retail And Payments Disintermediation

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Facebook
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Payments Innovation
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Regulation
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Consumer Insights
The Amazon Effect On Consumers And Grocery Shopping

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