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Purchasing Facebook Credits with Zong Mobile Payments

by Erin McCune on August 25, 2009

in Erin McCune, Facebook, Micropayments, Mobile Banking & Payments, Social Media, Zong

At Glenbrook we believe that social eCommerce and virtual currencies are the new frontier of payments. Person-to-person transfers, charity donations, and micropayments for virtual goods (e.g. games, music, e-books, etc.) are exploding within social networks and as the 800-pound-gorilla in the social networking space, all eyes are on Facebook. Estimates vary, but $300-500 million in [...]

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Heidi Miller Challenges the Status Quo at NACHA Payments 2009

by Erin McCune on April 6, 2009

in ACH, Conferences & Meetings, Erin McCune, Facebook, NACHA Payments 2009, Web 2.0 in Financial Services

Heidi Miller, CEO JPMorgan Treasury & Securities Services, didn’t pull any punches this morning when she addressed the NACHA Payments 2009 conference.
The financial crisis – and resulting economic uncertainty – is just one of the real dangers to the ACH network but those same dangers can be an opportunity for improvement. (I suspect she [...]

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A Subscription-based App Store?

by Russ Jones on March 2, 2009

in ECommerce, Facebook, Russ Jones, Subscription Management

If nothing else, the SaaS phenomenon has unleashed a flurry of subscription management companies. Companies like Vindicia, Aria Systems, Zuora, and IP Applications all come to mind. I’m using “subscription management” loosely and should clarify that we’re talking about a superset application category that blends together certain elements of CRM, billing, and payments.
I say “CRM” [...]

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