Archive for October, 2011

Whitepaper: Google Wallet and the New Payments Ecosystem

Google Wallet Whitepaper by David W. SchropferMobile payments is starting over. When the Google Wallet launched on September 20, 2011, the first test of a remarkable new financial ecosystem began. But despite the apparent success of traditional mobile payments products like M-PESA in Kenya and South Africa, Google and rival Isis have decided to rewrite the business model – and for good reason. Actually, four good reasons: Continue reading