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Snapfinger Mobile App for Restaurants Brings Data to the Table, By Bailey Reutzel, PaymentsSource Magazine, April 29, 2013 Google+

Mobile Commerce World, San Francisco, California, June 24 – 26, 2013 Google+

‘Shortcuts’ in Mobile Payments Don’t Always Pay Off, by Bailey Reutzel, American Banker and Payment Source. Published February 28, 2013. Partner quoted: David W. Schropfer. Google+

Ever More Mobile Payment Guidelines from PCI. By James Webster, Mobile Payments Today, February 15, 2013. Partner quoted: David W. Schropfer. Google+

“Dan Misener – Cloud Payments” on CBC Radio, CBC Tech columnist Dan Misener explains the concept of cloud payments. CBC Radio One and Sirius Radio. Full Broadcast here. Aired February 5, 2013 on CBC Radio across Canada and parts of the US. Partner interviewed: David W. Schropfer. Google+

It’s been called a “Surcharge,” “Swipe Fee,” “Credit Card Fee” “Interchange,” or a “Checkout fee.”  Until today, retailers were not allowed to pass these fees on to their customers.  If you heard about it in the news, you may have the impression that you will have to pay 4% more for everything starting today.  That [...]

Green Dot’s GoBank ‘Reinvents’ Banking in U.S. with Fee-Optional Mobile Bank Account, By Kate Fitzgerald, Emerging Payments Editor.  January, 2013. Partner quoted: David W. Schropfer. Google+

Wallet Wars Conference, New York, New York, May 8-9, 2013 Google+

Virginia Credit Union League Annual Meeting, Roanoke, Virginia, April 17-19, 2013. Google+

Mobile Payments Conference, New York, New York, April 10-11, 2013 Google+

Google Buys Custom Coupon Startup, By Rachelle Dragani. November 29, 2012. Partner quoted: David W. Schropfer. Google+

International voice traffic for the first three quarters of 2012 was 8% greater than the same period in 2011 according to Global Voice Tracker, our independent industry tracking service. This is double the 4% annual growth rate the industry experienced last year. Terminating minute volumes showed growth to nearly all regions of the world, with [...]

Square launched at Starbucks today, and it is an interesting step forward in the world of mobile commerce – not just for Starbucks, but for other Square retailers. For all of the good and not-so-good features of Square’s new app, remember that it is Square’s “Model T Ford.”  They are just getting started in the [...]

Looking for a sign that the mobile commerce space is growing?  Take a look a the swelling number of conferences on our updated calendar of mobile commerce events. It includes over 50 new events scheduled over the course of the next twelve months. In addition, some events that were rescheduled due to Hurricane Sandy are [...]

[Update October 23, 2012: Isis launched yesterday; the rumor was true.] A rumor that has been circulating for several days appears to have been confirmed: the Isis mobile wallet will launch in its two test cities (Austin and Salt Lake City) on Monday October 22, 2012.  The rumor received some credibility when the Wall Street [...]

PTC – Pacific Telecom Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 20-23, 2013 Google+

Convenience, Location Services Key to Passbook, Apple’s Mobile Wallet, by Bailey Reutzel, American Banker and Payment Source. Published September 26, 2012. Partner quoted: David W. Schropfer. Google+

Based on Apple’s press conference on September 12, their strategy can be described as: change customer behavior now, encourage an upgrade later. The Apple wallet going to be called “Passbook.” It works without an NFC chip, relying instead on geolocation to determine if an iPhone user is in the proximity of a compatible terminal. Geolocation [...]

Google Wallet Starts Carrying More Plastic, By Rachelle Dragani. August 2, 2012. Partner quoted: David W. Schropfer. Google+

NFC Payments USA Conference, Boston, Massachusetts,October 29-30, 2012.  Google+