Daniel Wolfe is content director for payments and credit unions at American Banker. He was previously editor-in-chief of PaymentsSource, a sister publication that combined with American Banker in 2021. Prior to that, Daniel held roles at American Banker including tech and risk management editor; technology, cards and payments editor; and technology reporter. He has a master's degree in print journalism from Boston University's College of Communication and a bachelor's degree in English from SUNY Binghamton.
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As VR and AR mature, new possibilities open up for customer interaction in a virtual space.
October 19 -
TD Ameritrade's new virtual reality experience, an immersive video viewable through Facebook's Oculus Go headset, feels more like stepping onto a Disney ride than going into a virtual world. And that's probably the ideal approach for the current state of VR adoption.
October 19 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Sony pursues blockchain for copyright; Twitter sends odd notifications; Facebook Portal could collect data for advertising; Australian banks invest in receipt technology.
October 17 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Microsoft sunsets older security; Norway's digital wallet; TSA tests biometric ID; and more.
October 16 -
Sourcemedia's annual PayThink conference is always productive and informative, and this year's event was no exception.
September 28 -
Many companies no longer rely on static passwords alone, and use two-factor authentication to protect consumer accounts. The problem is they're using the same second factor: text messages sent to mobile devices.
September 26 -
Zelle doesn't require a bank or credit union to participate in its network to allow it to receive funds; so even Zelle holdouts will see some activity on their accounts. This allows credit unions to compare members' demand to usage, and to determine whether signing up with Zelle is worth the trade-offs.
September 24 -
The variety of these new devices may seem random or experimental, but each is responding to a specific threat to Amazon's work in voice-controlled commerce.
September 21 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: eBay pursues hands-free tech; Sacramento Kings text tickets; NFC reaches 7-Eleven; Hong Kong's 'bay area' gets UnionPay mobile; Ripple and R3 settle legal fight.
September 12 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon Go opens in New York; Paul Galant joins Softbank subsidiary; Visa adds disaster recovery feature; Russian hacking suspect extradited to New York; Vizeo TV may have to disclose spying on viewers.
September 10
