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Terence Kawaja Presents “Clash of the Titans” in Social Media

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And so, the titans have to figure out a way to license new content, or pay for access to get customers. The weapon which they can utilize are: software, devices, technology around location, cloud computing, payments, and AI. There is disintermediation going on. The incumbents are the “gatekeepers,” either partners or enemies.

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Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That's Never - AgileVC

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It’s not for a lack of technological effort from both startups and huge companies in all of mobile payments’ incarnations – SMS, mobile web, native apps, NFC, etc. But nearly everyone has wrongly placed emphasis on the mobile technology part and not on the payments aspect. Chris Chaten. Any thoughts on Isis?

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