Field Report from NACHA’s Payments 2008 Conference

by Allen Weinberg Glenbrook’s Allen Weinberg and Jim Salters are attending this week’s Payments 2008 conference in Las Vegas. Here’s Allen’s first report from today’s sessions. This year’s NACHA Payment conference offered an incredible...

In Search of the Killer App

by Linda Elliott Linda provides another update from this week’s Digital ID World. Phil Becker asked the question at a Digital ID World breakout session: “What will make Amazon or eBay start really using the identity infrastructure?”Those who watch the web,...

Identity: Innovation or Infrastructure

by Linda Elliott There has been a lot of attention paid to identity authentication in the payments world over the last several years. Five years ago, systematizing the use and sharing of identity beyond the proprietary structures of vendor products was a new idea and...

IKEA – Encouraging the Move to Debit Cards

by Jacqueline Chilton In the US market, the furniture group IKEA is putting payment choices into action at its stores. Encouraging debit usage is the latest step in steamlining checkout practices and reducing payment acceptance costs. Ikea’s new Debit Card...