Posted on 04 November 2014 by Thales DIS
Money20/20 kicked off yesterday with a perpetual buzz surrounding payments security. This tweet from Dave Birch perfectly sums up what we’ve been hearing in the overflowing conference halls: It’s no wonder that authentication and privacy are hot topics. Consumers are demanding to know their account data is safe and transactions are secure as the number […]
Posted on 31 October 2014 by Nicole Williams
This is an especially exciting time in the payments industry, as the EMV migration is sweeping through the U.S. and mobile payments are poised to explode. Business Insider recently predicted that in-store mobile payments will grow by 42X over the next 4 years. Having been a part of the NFC from its infancy, we’re proud […]
Posted on 27 October 2014 by Nicole Williams
Many of us in the industry are familiar with attending conferences, and we know to brace ourselves for the inevitable – long days, lack of sleep, lengthy meetings or a lost voice. With Money20/20 just around the corner (Nov 2-5), we wanted to share a few survival tips ahead of the leading payment event. Get […]
Posted on 14 October 2014 by Philippe Benitez
In our last blog, we looked at the recently-released Hype Cycle Research Report from Gartner and the outlook for NFC technology. Next we will turn to another important technology that was included in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Payment Innovation: EMV, and the U.S. migration. EMV has been gaining a lot of attention from payments experts […]
Posted on 07 August 2014 by Philippe Benitez
The U.S. payments ecosystem is evolving as NFC contactless and cloud-based mobile wallet technologies are offering consumers a streamlined payment experience and unique loyalty benefits. While few doubt the benefits mobile will enable, many merchants wonder which technology to accept at the POS as BLE, NFC, QR-code, and barcode-based technologies are all being evaluated by […]
Posted on 29 May 2014 by Philippe Benitez
The U.S. migration to EMV chip payments is well underway, with many industry stakeholders on track to meet October 2015 liability shift deadlines.