Written By Karen Webster

Karen Webster is one of the world’s leading experts on emerging payments and a strategic advisor to CEOs and Boards of multinational players in the payments and commerce space. As the CEO of Market Platform Dynamics, she works extensively with the most innovative players in the payments, financial services, mobile, B2B, digital media and technology sectors to identify, ignite and monetize innovation. Karen also serves on the boards of a number of emerging companies, helping innovators develop and implement business strategies that drive market adoption for their products and services. Karen is also an entrepreneur herself, who has successfully founded and launched several new ventures in the loyalty, on-line media, and social networking sectors, including PYMNTS.com.

The Flaw In Demonizing Big Tech
Regulation
The Flaw In Demonizing Big Tech

Between all the burger-flipping, and making sure your mask didn’t catch fire while you...

The Big Jump: Pandemics And The Connected Economy’s Bigger, Faster Future
Payments Innovation
The Big Jump: Pandemics And The Connected Economy’s Bigger, Faster...

To understand when and how consumer demand will return and the impact it will...

Consumers On Re-entering The Physical World
Coronavirus
Why Consumers Aren’t In A Rush To Reopen The Economy

Economists, policymakers and epidemiologists have been modeling the cost/benefit of reopening the U.S. economy...

Why Reopening The US Economy Should Be About Reinventing It
Coronavirus
Why Reopening The US Economy Should Be About Reinventing It

Never has one letter of the alphabet been such a hot topic of conversation....

Coronavirus
 When, How And Why Consumers Will Change Post-COVID-19

For weeks now, American consumers and businesses – everyone everywhere, really – have been...

Can Main Street SMBs Cross The PPP Cash Chasm?
Coronavirus
Can Main Street SMBs Cross The PPP Cash Chasm?

Friday, April 3 was the day everyone expected would bring a sigh of relief...

COVID-19: Inflection Point Of Connected Economy
Coronavirus
New Data: Why COVID-19 Will Be The Connected Economy’s Inflection...

March 11 marked the end of traditional business in the U.S., maybe even the...

COVID-19 And The Future Of Main Street SMBs
Coronavirus
New Data: What COVID-19 Is Doing To Main Street SMBs

For most small businesses, the dawn of the new decade was filled with optimism...