Despite the ever-increasing number of connected thermostats, Wi-Fi lightbulbs and Internet-ready refrigerators that are making their way into consumers’ houses, webbing all of these gadgets together into a truly cohesive smart home has proven a much more elusive goal. It’s not that a truly connected smart home...
When First Data quietly announced its purchase of Clover in 2013, the move was widely covered as a competitive answer to Square (and its many imitators). The common narrative was a tale of two payments hardware firms – with Square playing the part of the...
It’s hard to keep up with the competition if you don’t have accurate insights into your own performance. For small-sized issuers, this can make competing with the big guys an even bigger challenge. Cheryl Guerin, MasterCard Group Executive of Global Products and Solutions, shared how...
PayPal’s been making its SMB risk management list and checking it twice. And has found a lot of new insights behind the $2B and 90k SMBs that have been on the other side of its Working Capital program, including the role that mobile plays in...
July 20, 2016
When First Data quietly announced its purchase of Clover in 2013, the move was widely covered as a competitive answer to Square (and its many imitators). The common narrative was a tale of two payments hardware firms – with Square playing the part of the of the streamlined payment platform best for super-new SMBs that […]
July 07, 2016
Too much data but not enough power over their finances – how can that be? Mick Oppy, VP of Financial Institution Products at Vantiv, sat down with Karen Webster to...
July 06, 2016
It isn’t points. It may not even be cash back. But it is finding the ‘insight within an insight’ that can change consumer behavior and drive a profitable action. Marti...
June 30, 2016
Linking arms with traditional financial services providers may not be top of mind for many millennials, but could the power of voice-activated commerce change the narrative? Doug Brown, SVP and...
