Commentary

Warm Wishes and Good Health During This Season of Joy
Warm Wishes and Good Health During This Season of Joy
December 25, 2021  |  Commentary

The finest minds in the history of literature, art and music have tried to capture the spirit of the winter holidays. Across the centuries, they’ve...

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The Week In Payments: The Visible Perils And Hidden Promise Of The Coronavirus
The Week In Payments: The Visible Perils And Hidden Promise Of The Coronavirus
March 20, 2020  |  Commentary

It almost never happens that a week in payments is dominated by a single story. In an active and competitive series of interconnected ecosystems, there is typically...

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52 Monday Conversations About Payments In 2019
52 Monday Conversations About Payments In 2019
December 30, 2019  |  Karen Webster

Mondays have a bad reputation, and that’s understandable. The magic of the weekend is fading into memory, and sometimes even the strongest coffee has a...

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Berkshire’s Munger Weighs In On ‘Stupid’ Tax Policies … And Much Else
Berkshire’s Munger Weighs In On ‘Stupid’ Tax Policies … And Much Else
February 15, 2019  |  Taxes

To paraphrase an old investment ad campaign: “When Charlie Munger speaks, people listen.” After all, Munger has had a storied career spanning decades with Warren...

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Why Payments Should Stop Worrying About ‘The Next Big Thing’
Why Payments Should Stop Worrying About ‘The Next Big Thing’
January 01, 2019  |  Commentary

Gerhard Oosthuizen, CTO of Entersekt, contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. I remember a conference almost a year ago. Bitcoin (and other...

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Visa: Why Consumers Are In Control At The POS
Visa: Why Consumers Are In Control At The POS
December 31, 2018  |  Commentary

Carleigh Jaques, SVP, global head of merchant digital products at Visa, contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. For decades, the interaction...

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Self-Checkout Gets An Innovation Makeover
Self-Checkout Gets An Innovation Makeover
December 31, 2018  |  Commentary

Matt Redwood, head of self-service at Diebold Nixdorf, contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. Self-checkout has been around for 15 years...

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Modo CEO: 2018 Was The Year Of Utility
Modo CEO: 2018 Was The Year Of Utility
December 28, 2018  |  Commentary

Bruce Parker, founder and CEO of Modo, contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. ’Twas December 2017, and all through the...

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AEVI CEO: 2018 Was The Year Of Changing
AEVI CEO: 2018 Was The Year Of Changing
December 28, 2018  |  Commentary

Mike Camerling, CEO of AEVI, contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. We cannot call 2018 a Year of Change, for...

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