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PayPal continues to generate headlines as they roll out their payment capabilities to physical locations
Having a marquee company like Home Depot as a brick and mortar client adds credibility and credence to PayPal’s efforts–don’t you think? I am happy to say that the PayPal business model is interesting and quite promising. PayPal is not embracing near-field-communications (NFC) at the point of sale like ISIS or Google. Instead they are deploying […]
Perhaps there is still too much diversity in the mobile payments industry for it to become a reality?
February 27, 2012
As I’ve written many times before: It is “the sheer number” of diverse, yet interdependent, mobile payment stakeholders in the United States that prevent any tangible advancement in making mobile payments a reality. Anyone who manages by consensus knows that the process is sluggish, messy and complex. And the more there is to lose, the […]
First to Market or Fast Follower? That is the Question.
February 16, 2012
Providers of electronic financial services have constantly debated the value and risks associated with being first to market. This is because the bar is set much higher for financial institutions and related companies to get it “right” the first time. Unlike some pretty famous software companies who have historically released software into the public for […]
February 29, 2012
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