March 05, 2010
Payments in the Cloud
What’s in the Cloud for Payments?When we speak of “payments in the cloud” we are using the term in a broader sense than it is usually used in the information...
February 25, 2010
Evans Study Cited in WSJ Lead Editorial
David S. Evans, frequent PYMNTS.com contributor and author of Paying with Plastic, was cited in today’s Wall Street Journal’s editorial for his influential work in opposition of the Consumer Financial...
February 01, 2010
The Invisible Engines that Drive Innovation and Transform Industries
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...
January 28, 2010
Apple & the Dawn of i-Commerce: What the iPad Means...
It will take a couple of iterations, but the iPad will open new frontiers for “e-transactions” Yes, you read it first on PYMNTS.com, the new member of the commerce...
January 28, 2010
Apple and the Dawn of i-Commerce
It will take a couple of iterations, but the iPad will open new frontiers for “e-transactions” Yes, you read it first on PYMNTS.com, the new member of the commerce...
January 16, 2010
Mobile App Wars’ Impact on the Payments Biz
The application wars in the mobile phone business are heating up. They will result in significant threats and opportunities for the payments biz. Just recently the Apple iPhone topped more...
January 04, 2010
The Decade’s 12 Greatest Developments in Payments: #1 MasterCard and...
Why the MasterCard and Visa IPOs Were the Most Significant Development of the Last Decade MasterCard and Visa emerged as publicly traded financial powerhouses after four decades of working for...
December 27, 2009
The Decade’s 12 Greatest Developments in Payments: #4 PayPal
The New Kid on the Block: PayPal Starting a new payment system is incredibly difficult. Many try, few succeed. MasterCard and Visa did it in the 1960s. No one did...
December 15, 2009
Green Dot Pres: Future of Prepaid
On the heels of a filing for a $150M IPO, Green Dot President Mark Troughton shares how his company has become a leader and innovator in prepaid. PYMNTS.com asked industry...
