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Payments Disruption in Action
Every so often, we can be witnesses to disruptive innovation in action. It’s exciting when it happens - for those who see it. Alas, most don’t see it - although they will eventually. Which pair of glasses are you peering through? For those who...
FinovateSpring 2011: Best of Show & Glenbrook Perspectives
Glenbrook’s Jacqueline Chilton blogged live from FinovateSpring 2011. This is one of several posts; you can find an index of our coverage here. 850 finance and technology executives, bankers, venture capitalists, analysts and press attended...
FinovateSpring 2011: Day Two/Session Four
Glenbrook’s Jacqueline Chilton is blogging from FinovateSpring 2011. This is one of several posts; you can find an index of our coverage here. The format for Finovate is fast and furious. No PowerPoint – all demo. Each company has seven...
FinovateSpring2011: Day Two / Session Three
Glenbrook’s Jacqueline Chilton is blogging from FinovateSpring 2011. This is one of several posts; you can find an index of our coverage here. The format for Finovate is fast and furious. No PowerPoint – all demo. Each company has seven...
FinovateSpring 2011: Day Two / Session Two
Glenbrook’s Jacqueline Chilton is blogging from FinovateSpring 2011. This is one of several posts; you can find an index of our coverage here. The format for Finovate is fast and furious. No PowerPoint – all demo. Each company has seven...
Listening to Chris Dodd’s Keynote at the ETA Annual Meeting
Former Sen. Chris Dodd, ex-Chair of Senate Banking Committee, probably needs no introduction to anyone in payments. In his keynote address to the annual meeting of the ETA this morning, he commented on the Durbin Amendment: Excluded interchange...
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Not Visa, Not Amex: Costco Just Broke Its Own Credit Rule — A New Way to Pay Is Live (Big-Ticket Buys Change First)
"Costco used to work only with American Express. However, the retailer now has an exclusive co-brand with Citi and Visa. The fact that the retailer partners with a sole provider, it has an opportunity to entice members to get that card. Costco added a pay-over-time...

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