Category Archives: Payments

FinTech Leaders Share Vision

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Lorena Harris

This week leaders from the payments industry gathered in Atlanta for the Electronic Transactions Association’s TRANSACT Tech ATL. To start the day, panel discussions explored topics such as using technology and partnerships to expand market reach. If you’re a payments enthusiast … Continue reading →

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Game-Changing Payments Are Speeding Into View

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Lorena Harris

Big changes are happening in payments these days. Two are game changers: Blockchain for B2B payments and the RTP network for P2P payments. Both involve newer, faster rails for money movement. For years the payment card ecosystem in the United … Continue reading →

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M-Commerce: Fact or Friction?

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Lorena Harris

Published on LinkedIn on April 6, 2017 A recent article in Forbes, intended to help small-to-mid-sized merchants (SMBs) understand the potential of mobile payments (a.k.a. m-commerce), caught my attention with its preamble. The author wrote, “Many managers see the emergence … Continue reading →

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FinTech Companies Struggle For the Right Message To Market

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Lorena Harris

Published on LinkedIn February 11, 2017 FinTech is tough – seems everybody wants a share of technology-enabled financial services. In the Atlanta metro-area alone, a 2016 report by the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) identified more than 100 established firms, with … Continue reading →

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So Many Payment Players – Good Graph!

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Lorena Harris

The payments landscape has changed so much since I started covering it in 2011. I’ve seen many graphics with logos in quadrants, and they only represent a moment in time. But this one from BI Intelligence is not bad if you’re … Continue reading →

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Learn to Speak Payments – For a Minute

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Lorena Harris

Published on LinkedIn September 15, 2016 This McKinsey Mobile Payments Comparison is a great cheat sheet for people who speak payments – and those who want to. It’s a simple look at a complicated ecosystem that changes daily! The highlighted areas … Continue reading →

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