Karen Webster

Who’s On Your 2014 Fantasy Payments Team?
Who’s On Your 2014 Fantasy Payments Team?
August 25, 2014  |  Karen Webster

Even though the official end of Summer isn’t for another few weeks, the impending turn of the calendar pages from August to September sure signals...

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Is “The Uber Experience” Really The Future of Payments?
Is “The Uber Experience” Really The Future of Payments?
August 11, 2014  |  Karen Webster

One of my colleagues recently shared an anecdote about something she observed while in a hotel lobby in San Francisco. A group of young people...

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How To Get Consumers Hooked on Mobile Payments
How To Get Consumers Hooked on Mobile Payments
August 04, 2014  |  Karen Webster

Getting consumers hooked on something new is every innovator’s dream. There’s only one big problem: Consumers don’t break old habits easily. Psychologists say that consumers...

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Can Visa Checkout Ignite?
Can Visa Checkout Ignite?
July 28, 2014  |  Commentary

Visa Checkout launched last week as part of Visa’s efforts to be the biggest digital payments player on the planet just like it is in...

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Is Yelp + Amazon The Mobile Commerce Game Changer?
Is Yelp + Amazon The Mobile Commerce Game Changer?
July 21, 2014  |  Commentary

Facebook and Twitter made news last week when each introduced payment options. But MPD CEO Karen Webster says that the real player to watch is...

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Does The US Really Trail The Rest Of The World In Payments Innovation?
Does The US Really Trail The Rest Of The World In Payments Innovation?
July 14, 2014  |  Commentary

Financial Times columnist John Gapper got a check for a dollar in the mail which prompted him to write a piece that more or less...

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Can A Show About Nothing Teach One (Almost) Everything They Need To Know About Payments?
Can A Show About Nothing Teach One (Almost) Everything They Need To Know About Payments?
July 07, 2014  |  Commentary

Sometimes it rains on the fourth of July and the only thing to do is binge watch Seinfeld. However, in the hands of MPD CEO...

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Is Amazon Fire A Threat to Payments?
Is Amazon Fire A Threat to Payments?
June 30, 2014  |  Commentary

Jeff Bezos sent people invited to the launch of the Fire phone a children’s book about a man who painted his house purple so he...

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