Karen Webster

What’s Wrong With The Attack On Gig Economy Pay
What’s Wrong With The Attack On Gig Economy Pay
October 14, 2019  |  Gig Economy

Drivers can’t make ends meet. Given the median income of roughly $25,000 a year and the number of hours required behind the wheel to earn...

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What We’ve Learned From Libra
What We’ve Learned From Libra
October 07, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

PayPal officially pulled its support of Facebook’s Libra initiative after it no-showed at the Libra Association meeting last week in Washington, D.C. PayPal’s endorsement of...

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Apple – Phone Home
Apple – Phone Home
September 30, 2019  |  Voice Activation

“There’s no place like home” are the famous words spoken by Judy Garland, playing the character of Dorothy, at the end of the iconic movie,...

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The Real-Time Payments Receivables Conundrum
The Real-Time Payments Receivables Conundrum
September 23, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

P.T. Barnum perfected the art of showmanship, a reputation burnished by the spectacular fame of the traveling circus and side show that bore his name:...

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What The Trendsetters Say About How We Will Pay Next Decade
What The Trendsetters Say About How We Will Pay Next Decade
September 16, 2019  |  Commerce Connected

Sheep are not natural-born leaders. If they were, they wouldn’t need border collies or sheepherders to make sure that they didn’t follow wolves blindly into...

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Why Invisible Will Make 2020’s Payments Innovation Roar
Why Invisible Will Make 2020’s Payments Innovation Roar
September 03, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The famous 18th-century political satirist and author, Jonathan Swift, wrote in 1745 that “vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” Two hundred and seventy-four...

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Why FedNow Will Slow Real-Time Payments
Why FedNow Will Slow Real-Time Payments
August 12, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

I’m from the government and I’m here to make sure you get your paychecks faster – even instantly… …if you can just hang in there...

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Who Will Be The Consumer’s Everyday App?
Who Will Be The Consumer’s Everyday App?
July 29, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Everyone wants to be the consumer’s everyday app – the “super app” to rule them all, the front door into the goods and services consumers...

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Why Platforms Hold The Key To Igniting ePayables
Why Platforms Hold The Key To Igniting ePayables
July 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

They’re slow. They’re cumbersome and expensive. They open the door for fraud. For all their drawbacks, why do paper checks persist in accounts payable? PYMNTS...

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