Payments on Fire

Episode 79 - The Last Mile: Domestic Connectivity in eCommerce - Steve Villegas, PPRO

In the U.S., there's the automatic assumption that payment cards and perhaps PayPal are the way to pay online. But if you're an eCommerce merchant trying to sell in the Netherlands, you'd better support the domestic system known as iDeal.

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Payments on Fire

Episode 65 - Gates Foundation and Mojaloop - Kosta Peric

Once upon a time, text messaging systems didn't interoperate. But when they did, usage skyrocketed. Many of the world's mobile money payment systems still operate within that old "walled garden" model, limiting the ability of citizens in areas like Southern Africa to send money home to family, pay utility bills, and, most important, enjoy the benefits of an national economy that is payments enabled.

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Episode 58 - Consumers and Faster Payments - Consumers Union

The Faster Payments Task Force has brought together a broad constituency with the payments industry thoroughly represented. And thanks to participation by organizations like Consumers Union, the people who bring us Consumer Reports, the voice of the consumer has been well represented in determining important evaluation criteria.

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Episode 52 - Innovation for the Underserved - FinLab

Bringing payments and financial services to those of us with a tenuous connection to the banking system is the goal of the Center for Financial Services Innovation. FinLab, a joint effort by the CFSI and JPMorgan Chase, is a five year effort, now in its third year, that's using a competition for funding and business support to broaden American financial services options.

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