A few weeks ago, we chronicled the progression of EMV implementation in the US. In our post, we patted Richard Sanders on the back for predicting the chip-card development path in the US over 8 years...
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Following the panel at Loyalty Expo addressing the convergence of payments and loyalty (see Part 1 of this post), I had the opportunity to sit down with Leslie McNamara, Executive Vice President, Part...
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The worlds of payments and loyalty have always been linked, almost like relatives in a family that can’t be denied despite stark notation of their differences. At the recent Loyalty Expo conference,...
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I have a great answer for you the next time someone accuses you of being behind schedule. Just tell them that compared to the schedule for implementing EMV in the US, you are way ahead of the game. Ok...
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Earlier this month, TSYS, a leading global payments provider, announced it had agreed to acquire NetSpend, one of the top purveyors of general purpose reloadable (GPR) cards. GPR cards are better kno...
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While merchants are banding together in hopes of creating an alternative payment processing system which will reduce costs and put more control in their hands, there is an entirely more radical leve...
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In case you haven’t noticed, the payments landscape is trembling as shockwaves of change are being launched from different corners of the competitive world. Why should you care about payments wh...
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This is the time of the year when every journalist, publisher, industry expert, or just plain old bloggers are compelled to channel their inner Letterman and post a Top 10 list for the year. Rather th...
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Today is an important day in Florida, not just because state officials might actually be able to tally votes from the Presidential election correctly, but for the fact that the weather finally changed...
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Although I’ve based my livelihood around CRM and loyalty programs, I’m not enthusiastic about most programs. Points, discounts, and monthly promotions don’t do much for me. Sure,...
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