Payments Consultant

Billing Revolution announced a major mobile payments deal today with Retail Data Systems (RDS), North America’s largest provider of POS systems. This is a big deal, because it’s the first major announcement I’ve seen where a point of sale provider can actually integrate into the consumer’s experience on the mobile phone. The Billing Revolution system [...]

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Data Accountability and Trust Act, which sets national standards for the protection of consumer’s personal information like payment card numbers. More government regulation a good thing? Actually in this case it is.

What is the real deal with Square? It will be fun to watch it play out.