Don’t Trash-Talk Cash

As I read about mobile payments, it always entertains me when relatively green journalists make references to using mobile phones rather than payment cards to make purchases. Typically, they are confusing the instrument (the phone, the plastic) and the system: after...

What You’re Reading – 2011

Curious about what payments professionals were reading last year? Here are the top books ranked by sales made through our Payments News Book Store on Amazon.com: Payments Systems in the U.S. – A Guide for the Payments ProfessionalWritten by Carol Coye Benson and...

Summer Reading List for Entrepreneurs & Biz Leaders

Loading up your Kindle or travel bag with summer reading? Business Week features a list of summer reading recommended by business professors. As you would expect, business books dominate – but there are a wide range of topics – and even a few novels. I can...