December 30, 2010
PYMNTS.com’s Top Ten of 2010
Three, two, one… Before you pop open the bubbly and break into “Auld Lang Syne,” let’s first countdown the 2010 top 10 articles that you, the PYMNTS.com community, made the...
December 30, 2010
Will These Payments Predictions Come True in 2011?
As we look back on another year, 2010 brought with it some famous and infamous innovations in payments. We have packed away the party hats and cleaned up the confetti,...
December 28, 2010
Point of Transaction 301 Exam Results
The exams have been scored. Here is a round-up of how PYMNTS U. participants answered on the Point of Transaction 301 exam. Question 1: Which stakeholder in the payments value...
December 20, 2010
Point of Sale Revolution: Transformation of Payment Acceptance
Point of Sale (POS) payment acceptance was once a relatively sleepy, almost commodity-like extension of the merchant acquiring business, with a handful of standard terminals manufactured by Verifone, Hypercom and...
December 19, 2010
All I Want for Christmas is my NFC?
As you wait for Santa to come and fill your stocking this holiday season, you may be thinking of what might be the best toys and gadgets for that most...
December 19, 2010
Merchants Find wCharge Mobile Credit Card Processing May Be Make...
As this holiday shopping season begins, many merchants are counting on increased 2010 sales to make up for the last two years of extremely challenging sales. For many small or...
December 17, 2010
Musing from “Cartes 2010”: Is the NFC glass half-full or...
The Cartes Conference just concluded in Paris. While the industry eagerly awaits the commercial roll-out of NFC, traditional card production remains its anchor. The Cartes trade show closed its doors...
December 15, 2010
Who Will Process My eCommerce Payments Now?
If you are a manager of an online business, particularly if that business is a small one, this time of year is likely a boom time for your operation. Whether...
December 15, 2010
Point of Transaction 301 Lesson 3: PoT Implications
by Tim Attinger Point of Transaction 301 (elective. PoT 201 and Cloud Payments 210 prerequisites): The Network is the Terminal Lesson 3 Discussion Board: What do you think would be...