November 22, 2010
eCom 302 Lesson 2: Emerging eCom Evolution
by Tim Attinger eCOM 302: Emerging eCom Competition Lesson 2 Discussion Board: How might a new online payments capability best ignite for growth? Through a great idea, a good merchant...
November 16, 2010
eCom 301 Lesson 2: eCom Evolution
by Tim Attinger eCom 301 (elective): Evolution of Online Commerce Lesson 2 Discussion Board: What might have been the unique “network effect” characteristics of the environment in which PayPal ignited,...
November 15, 2010
Making Sense of Ever-Changing Payment Technologies: The Year of APIs...
Introduction More than ever, the technology and platforms underpinning the technical and economic success of payments are evolving and confronting industry decision-makers with the dilemma of whether to invest...
November 14, 2010
Insights on Payment Innovation from Harvard Business School’s 16th Annual...
I was asked to moderate a panel on Innovation in Payments Saturday (November 13, 2010) as part of Harvard Business School’s 16th annual Cyberposium. This year’s theme was Battle of...
October 27, 2010
Mobile 206 Lesson 3: Emerging Mobile Implications
Mobile 206 Lesson 3: Emerging Mobile Evolution Lesson 3 Discussion Board: What kind of value proposition would a consumer need, and how rich would it have to be, to get...
October 27, 2010
World Payments Report 2010: Payments Volumes Resilient in the Crisis
I am very excited about the launch of the sixth annual World Payments Report 2010, outlining the latest global trends and competitive strategies. Many have wondered if payments businesses would...
October 25, 2010
‘Invisible Engines’ Series
The use of software platforms to drive innovation and transform industries has exploded since the 2006 publication of my book Invisible Engines with MIT Professor and former Sloan School Dean...
October 13, 2010
Famed Lawyer Looks to Dethrone Durbin
The Durbin interchange fee caps are going to get tossed by the courts says famed legal scholar and advocate Richard Epstein in an exclusive PYMNTS.com video interview. He’s got a...
September 19, 2010
Is Borrowing Bad? The Critical Debate We Aren’t Having
There’s a critical debate this country must have but isn’t. Is borrowing money a bad thing that consumers and small businesses should be discouraged from doing in part by restraining...