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For complex innovation like EMV, 'customer preference' isn't always a guide

Payments Source

EMV was a necessary advancement that wasn't guided by customer preference. For mobile payments and other m-commerce plays, instant consumer adoption isn't always a sign of success.

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CFPB, EMV, mobile payments sure to dominate this year's Money 20/20

Payments Dive

The annual Money 20/20 conference starts Sunday, which means we're about to be hit with a lot of payments talk next week.

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Mobile Payments Eclipse EMV for Small Business: Report

Payments Source

Large merchants are EMV-ready, but they're less likely to support NFC-based mobile payments; the opposite is true for smaller merchants.

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Should your business upgrade to a modern payment system?

Payments Dive

Retailers need to consider shedding their legacy POS systems to enable mobile payment acceptance, business analytics, EMV security and better inventory management.

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Starbucks subtly plugs its app as the cure for EMV pain

Payments Source

Typically merchants post signs at EMV terminals to tell their customers how they work, or that they should keep swiping. Starbucks is taking a more forward-thinking approach by treating EMV frustration as a mobile marketing opportunity.

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February mobile payments 5 for 5: EMV in the spotlight (again)

Payments Dive

It's time for a look back at the most-read articles on Mobile Payments Today in February, and what we can learn from them.

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Dorsey wants Square to be synonymous with mobile payments

Payments Dive

Square announced Wednesday as part of its first earnings report as a public company that it had received over 350,000 preorders for the company's new EMV-enabled contactless reader.