Episode 39
In this episode we started with Mike Townsend and Brian Roemmele‘s experience with Apple Pay, then covered the big topic of Etsy launching their own card reader to compete with Square. Then we discuss an often overlooked, but massive aspect to the payment industry, the drama of the offline payment processors.
Our speakers in this week’s episode:
Resources:
- Tipalti lands $13M to become a bigger international payment platform
North American Bancard Acquires Electronic Payment Exchange (EPX) - On The Heels Of Apple Pay, Jumio Launches A Card-Scanning Mobile Checkout Product For Retailers’ iOS And Android Apps
- Etsy Moves Further Into The Offline World With Launch Of Card Reader For In-Person Payments
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