Around The Coin

This week we recapped every episode of the past year and updated you on the current status of each topic. We often make predictions and in this episode we took a step back and recapped how we did, surprisingly it wasn't too bad! Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter. Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a de...

This week we recapped every episode of the past year and updated you on the current status of each topic. We often make predictions and in this episode we took a step back and recapped how we did, surprisingly it wasn't too bad! Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter. Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a de...

Take away thoughts from Mobile Money & Digital - Faisal8th Mobile Money and Digital Conference Over 300 attendeesBehavioral changes more important than everM-Pesa StatsAcceptance, closed loop, equally share client base65,000 merchants - M-Pesa in Kenya18 M, 80% adults in kenya use 6000 transactions / day16,000 bank agents accept M-PesaSnapcash: Snapcash Could Bring Real Identity And Ad Targeti...

This week Brian and Mike dig into some deep topics this week, particularly how to find your path in life and other general topics.- How Brian relaunched onTwitter- Why Social profile is mandatory- HomeHero retreat brings people together, it’s all about people- How Flowtab and ZingCheckout became an obsession- How to connect life with expertise- Why having 2 roller coasters going is important- Gene...

This week we dive into MCX, we talked about the history of the organization and why it is probably doomed. MCX (Merchant Customer Exchange). MCX is the collection of efforts by major retailers to eliminate the expense of Visa, Mastercard, and AMEX by creating their own payment network. Unfortunately the project now competes directly with Apple Pay and may be hitting some rough waters soon...Sponso...

Nick Tomaino is the Business Development Manager at Coinbase and is responsible for the growth of Coinbase's new product that may just change the entire social construct of the social internet, Tipping. Many companies have tried and failed, but Coinbase is the world's most popular Bitcoin wallet, and they have the unique position to crush it. Learn what Nick and the Coinbase team have cr...

Today we talk about how the Money2020 conference became one of the most most important payment conference in the world in just a few years. Faisal Khan talks about the interesting moves Poynt has made recently and why they are in a great position. We also touched on the recent Fincen Ruling around Bitcoin, why MCX server hacking could put them in the grave and the ever growing Starbucks payment ec...

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. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with sta...

This week we covered multiple topics with a vibrant conversation between Brian, Mike and Faisal. Below are the highlights:Carl Icahn history (Gordon Gekko/ Wolf on Wallstreet)Brians answer to Marc Andreessen (earthquake to hit financial)PayPal splits with EbaySerbia Russia banning bitcoinDisney’s example setting the trendSponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer w...

This week we talk about the official launch of Clinkle, which has had controversial reactions. Paypal integrates Bitcoin which shakes the industry and potentially has massive effects. Facebook partners with Stripe in anticipation of Facebook payments in messenger. And of course at the end we dig into a few insights within Apply Pay. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive...

Ohad Samet is truly a magician. He has one of the most interesting track records of anyone we've had on the show, he was an early employee at Fraud Sciences Corporation (started by a few israeli special forces) which was acquired by PayPal for $169 Million, worked at PayPal for a few years then started and sold his company, Analyzd to Klarna. Now he's looking for a third big win with his...

This week we focused on a few requests from Dustin Byington and Brian Lawe. We responded by giving a few predictions to what Yahoo may do in payments, as they have been notably silent for years. Next we give thoughts on how to grow a Bitcoin Startup, specifically answering these questions: If Bitcoin (crytpo) was your startup and your goal was to expand adoption as quickly as possible:What is the...

The earth quaked the moment Apple released news of their move into the payment landscape with Apple Pay. Some business models were immediately crushed while others were accelerated. Brian and Faisal collectively have written 1000's of answers on payments give us the breakdown of how this announcement will effect us all. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive develop...

I am very excited to publish this interview with our guest Nate Stewart, CEO of Zing. Nate tells the story of how ZingCheckout was born, how the company acquired early customers, and what the future of retail commerce looks like. The mission at Zing is to create the future of retail software, starting with the Point of Sale. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive develop...

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This episode Cass Phillipps joins Brian, Faisal and Mike on the show. Cass was the creator of FailCon. FailCon is a conference for startup founders to study their own and others' failures and prepare for success. FailCon is produced in over a dozen cities on 6 continents around the globe by people just like you. Cass started her career in the performing arts where she brings many of her learn...

We invited Joaquin Ayuso de Paul, CEO of Kuapay on the show. Juaquin has one of the most interesting startup stories I've ever heard, he built "The Facebook of Spain" and sold it for $99Million in 2010. He then moved to Santa Monica, CA and started Kuapay, which has had great success by launching in Chili as a test market first. Come list how he did it! Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireo...

Brian and Mike get philosophical as some major tectonic plates shift in the payment world and what this means for all of us. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter. Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other crypto...

On Episode 28 of Around the Coin, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele (Romm-lee), and Faisal (f uh y - z uh l) Khan (k AA n ) discuss what the CEO of Starbucks is planning to do with the most successful mobile payments app in the world. Also, Amazon’s secret plan to combine same day delivery, payments, and the new Fire phone. Lastly, we discuss the release of the brand new Stellar cyrptocurrency. Sponso...

On Episode 27 of Around the Coin, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele, and Faisal Khan predict the future of payments in social media with Twitter buying cardspring, snapchat payments, and Facebook’s new “Buy Button” for one click buying. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter. Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a dec...

This week on Around the Coin, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele, and Faisal Khan discuss Brian’s trip to the White House, meeting with economic advisors in a colaborative plan to improve America’s payment industry. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter. Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-pee...

This week on Around the Coin, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele, and Faisal Khan recap the last 25 shows and provide life tips that you can use to discover new opportunities and engage with awesome people online. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter. Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer...

This week on Around the Coin, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele, and Faisal Khan discuss the huge effects of governor Jerry Brown signing a law that legalizes bitcoin in California as well as the implications of a Bitcoin Exchange. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter. Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentra...

This week on Around the Coin, Brian Roemmele, Faisal Khan, and Mike Townsend discuss Oracle’s acquisition of Micros for 5 billion dollars, a review of the Amazon Fire phone, and how crypto currencies are affecting marketplace startups. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter. Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a...

This week on Around the Coin we’re joined by CEO of Knox Payments, Tommy Nicholas, telling us his strategy to kill Visa and Mastercard. Also, we’ll be discussing the $2.6 billion dollar acquisition of Open Table and the stunning move by David Marcus to quit Paypal and build Facebook’s next generation payment platform. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with...