Mobile Self-Checkout Breaks Out for POS Payments

Thanks to the hard work of many (Google, Citi, Sprint, MasterCard, etc.), NFC-based mobile payments are finally a reality in the United States ––and I’m super excited about… mobile self-checkout. I don’t have anything against NFC mobile payments, but the payments...

Bergeron’s Rules for Mobile Payments

In a VeriFone press release today titled “VeriFone Says Merchant Buy-In Key to Success of Mobile Commerce”, VeriFone CEO Doug Bergeron outlined six “rules” that he said “industry participants need to adhere to in order to ensure success...

POS Steering in the Age of Durbin

Point of sale (POS) steering isn’t really part of the payments industry dialogue right now as various stakeholders praise, argue, and criticize the proposed Federal Reserve rules on debit card interchange and network routing. But, I think it could be a big part...