Karen Webster

Why Consumers Are Firing Traditional Retailers
Why Consumers Are Firing Traditional Retailers
February 03, 2020  |  Retail

“Jobs to be done” – a theory popularized by the late Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen – is the notion that consumers don’t buy...

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Who Will Win The Restaurant Aggregator Race?
Who Will Win The Restaurant Aggregator Race?
January 13, 2020  |  Delivery

Foot traffic is flat as digital dominates top-line growth. Purchases are shifting from individual brands to marketplaces. Mobile influences the purchasing and ordering process, regardless...

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Who Will Shape The Future Of The Connected Economy?
Who Will Shape The Future Of The Connected Economy?
January 06, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Ten years ago, the world of payments and commerce was in a very different place. ISOs sold terminals and card processing, mostly to brick-and-mortar merchants....

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Welcome To The Connected Economy
Welcome To The Connected Economy
January 01, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Making predictions is simply irresistible at this time of the year – this year in particular. Tuesday marked not only the end of a year,...

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52 Monday Conversations About Payments In 2019
52 Monday Conversations About Payments In 2019
December 30, 2019  |  Karen Webster

Mondays have a bad reputation, and that’s understandable. The magic of the weekend is fading into memory, and sometimes even the strongest coffee has a...

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Why Google’s Deal With Citi Isn’t About Becoming A Bank (But Is Still A Big Deal)
Why Google’s Deal With Citi Isn’t About Becoming A Bank (But Is Still A Big...
November 18, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

It was the gasp heard ‘round the world last week. Google confirmed that it will partner with Citi and Stanford Federal Credit Union to launch...

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Congress Wants Digital Platforms To Release Their Algorithms – Why?
Congress Wants Digital Platforms To Release Their Algorithms – Why?
November 04, 2019  |  Regulation

U.S. lawmakers proposed new legislation last week that would require internet platforms to more or less lay bare the intellectual property that drives their business...

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Why Super Apps Could Have Superpowers
Why Super Apps Could Have Superpowers
October 28, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

It’s what WeChat and Alipay already are in China, and what LINE is in Japan. Rappi follows suit in Latin America. It’s what Grab and...

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REPORT: What Apple Pay At Five Says About The Future Of Mobile POS Payments
REPORT: What Apple Pay At Five Says About The Future Of Mobile POS Payments
October 21, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

Apple Pay went live five years ago yesterday, on Oct. 20, 2014. When Tim Cook took the stage a month beforehand to announce this mobile...

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