November 18, 2009
Video: Demo of HomeATM
HomeATM is an internet security and engineering firm focusing exclusively on end-to-end encrypted transactions from any Internet-connected device. HomeATM is not a processor. The company’s goal is to empower the...
November 18, 2009
AmEx and Revolution Money – What a Difference a Day...
Just two days ago, I posted a question on LinkedIn about the one innovation in 2009 that had the potential to change the landscape for the next 2-3 years. Had...
November 16, 2009
The New Economics of Consumer Behavior and Why You Need...
This is the first of three blogs on behavioral economics and why people in the payment card industry should pay attention to it. This entry explains what it is, the...
November 09, 2009
The Invisible Engine Wars: Amazon and PayPal’s App Strategy; Will...
Amazon and PayPal have both announced aggressive efforts to persuade developers to use their payment technologies. Each of them has opened up a gateway into their payment platforms. They are...
November 06, 2009
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...
October 23, 2009
Search, Social and Swag
Lots of people have been talking about the notion of social sites cannibalizing search. A friend mentioned this to me just today in the context of this article about Facebook’s...
October 17, 2009
Video: Juliette Powell on Future of Social Networking
Juliette Powell, author of 33 Million People in the Room: How to Create, Influence, and Run a Successful Business with Social Networking, looks into her crystal ball and reveals where...
October 15, 2009
Facebook Hits the “Payvment”
The wars for being the payments vehicle of choice online is heating up with Facebook‘s enormous community being the latest battleground. Should Facebook care? Should Amazon sweat? And where’s Google...
October 14, 2009
Social Networking: What it Means for Business and What the...
Recently, I was part of an interesting panel discussion on what social networking means for business and what the future holds. This panel was part of the Harvard Business School’s...
