Blame it on the promotional run-up to the December 2015 release of Star Wars Episode 7, but the subject of the mobile wallet “wars” seems back in the news. And like all wars – intergalactic or otherwise – there’s no shortage of opinions about who’ll...
“Dorsey is the only guy in the industry who’s thinking about payments in a deep way, and Square is the only payments company that’s innovating on hardware, software, and price. Now, as we approach the launch of the Starbucks collaboration, I think we’ll see this...
Amazon’s launch of Dash might be the best look we’ve had so far into how Amazon thinks about omnichannel. And, its plans to totally disrupt the grocery category, for a start. Omnichannel was a topic of passionate debate at Innovation Project 2015 and a concept...
Today is the day that it’s reported Amazon will launch version 2.0 of its local services play. Branded Amazon Home Services, this hyper-local marketplace will match local service providers – plumbers, fitness instructors, dog walkers and appliance repair people, for example – with Amazon customers....
Last week’s Innovation Project 2015 was all about “Innovation at the Intersections” – a nod to the influence of the many powerful ecosystems that are now shaping the future of payments and commerce. Our two days of discussion focused on the extent to which the...
Innovation Project, or “Woodstock for Payments’ geeks” kicks off in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in just about two days and in the final weekend before the big event, you guys are all likely facing a paradox. The “Woodstock” part of your personality wants to show up, kick back,...
Last week, there were a couple of major announcements in the world of mobile payments that suggest that the battle for supremacy in the mobile payments world is heating up – and in a pretty big way. We’ll certainly hear and know lots more as...
Who’s Walking Mobile Payments’ Red Carpet? Let’s face it; you don’t have to see a single movie nominated for an Oscar to love the Oscars. The real reason that anyone watches the show anymore is to see what the movie stars are wearing (or...
