Karen Webster

Why Apple Pay Needs Merchants More Than Merchants Need Apple Pay
Why Apple Pay Needs Merchants More Than Merchants Need Apple Pay
November 10, 2014  |  Apple Pay

There are three things that I think we’d all agree are irrefutable outcomes of the launch of Apple Pay. Apple Pay has dominated just about...

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CurrentC And The Big Merchant Mess
CurrentC And The Big Merchant Mess
November 03, 2014  |  Apple Pay

Whoever said there’s no such thing as bad PR obviously wasn’t on the receiving end of the whooping that Rite Aid, CVS and CurrentC took...

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The Real Reason Rite Aid Dumped Apple Pay
The Real Reason Rite Aid Dumped Apple Pay
October 27, 2014  |  Apple Pay

Ring, ring. Hi, Rite Aid. This is CurrentC (or a CurrentC rep) calling. You might not remember this since it was a few years and...

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The Scariest Things In Payments
The Scariest Things In Payments
October 27, 2014  |  Apple Pay

The Scariest Things In Payments Friday is Halloween, a holiday in the U.S. that involves people – young and old – dressing up in (sometimes)...

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What’s Next In Payments?
What’s Next In Payments?
October 20, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Oh, what a five years it has been! On October 20, 2009, Warren Buffet (via a recorded video interview) helped us launch a new way...

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Of Nobel Prizes And Payments
Of Nobel Prizes And Payments
October 13, 2014  |  Karen Webster

When explaining the economic “DNA” of Market Platform Dynamics, I always describe it as having its roots in the work of a genius French economist,...

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Who Says “No Way” To Apple Pay And Why
Who Says “No Way” To Apple Pay And Why
October 13, 2014  |  Apple Pay

With a requirement of being able to accept NFC at all stores right away, it’s not surprising that the list of retailers with no plans...

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Why POS Players Should Be Nervous
Why POS Players Should Be Nervous
October 13, 2014  |  In Depth

The launch of Apple Pay has kept everyone in payments pretty busy speculating about its impact to others with digital wallet/account ambitions. What’s been ignored,...

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Icahn Gets Apple Pay Math Wrong
Icahn Gets Apple Pay Math Wrong
October 10, 2014  |  Apple Pay

It’s way above my pay grade to weigh in on Carl Icahn’s proposal to Apple to accelerate its share buybacks. But the letter made for good reading,...

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