Glenbrook's Russ Jones will be on hand at this year's Direct Response Forum (DRF) to lead a session on August 12th entitled "What We're Watching in Emerging Payments". Looking beyond the current generation of payment alternatives, Russ will be discussing TrialPay, eBillme, Secure Vault Payments, Amazon Payments, RevolutionCard, eLayaway, PaidByCash, and the Green Dot MoneyPak.

Russ will also be participating in a round table discussion on best practices in recurring payments on August 13th. The DRF 2008 conference is being held in San Diego. The full agenda is available online. If you're going to be at the conference, - he'd love to meet you!

According to the Smart Card Alliance Contactless Payments Council, "eighty-six percent of industry stakeholders believe NFC-based proximity payments will be adopted, and it will happen with a “Collaboration Model,” bringing together banks, mobile operators, merchants, handset manufacturers and other service providers. The Council has published a new research report detailing its findings including various stakeholders’ opinions on potential new sources of revenue from advertising, loyalty and rewards, co-branding arrangements, and customer fees for new services.   » Continue Reading

On September 20-21, 2007, the Payment Cards Center and the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia co-sponsored the fourth in a series of joint research conferences focusing on important issues in consumer credit and payments. The discussion brought together academic scholars and industry experts to present and discuss the latest research on these topics. The conference included both theoretical and empirical papers. The PCC has just published a conference summary .

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