PYMNTS.com is reinventing the way in which companies in payments share relevant information about the initiatives that shape the future of commerce and make news. This powerful B2B platform is the #1 site for the payments industry by traffic and the premier source of information about “what’s next” in payments. C-suite and VP level executives turn to it daily for these insights, making the PYMNTS.com audience the most valuable in the industry. It provides an interactive platform for companies to demonstrate thought leadership, popularize products and, most importantly, capture the mindshare of global decision-makers. It’s where the best minds and best content meet on the web.

Market Platform Dynamics (MPD) is a management consulting firm that helps companies find, ignite and monetize innovation. The cornerstone of our work is the economics of industries (in economics these are called two-sided markets) that operate in complex ecosystems where getting multiple customers on board a single platform is essential for success. MPD principals are pioneers in this area, having done much of the early research and having devised a framework for how to design and execute catalyst strategies. Our frameworks and insights have been documented in several books, including Catalyst Code: The Strategies Behind the World's Most Successful Companies (Harvard Business School Press, May 2007), Invisible Engines: How Software Platforms are Transforming Business and Reshaping Industries (MIT Press, 2005 and winner of the American Publishing Association's Best Business Publication in 2006) and Paying with Plastic (MIT Press, 2nd Edition 2007). As a result, we are regarded as the foremost thought leaders, practitioners and consultants in this area.MPD has a wealth of experience within industries that are characterized by complex ecosystems: payments, mobile/telecoms, digital and advertising-supported media, social networks and software-based businesses. We work with both incumbents and new entrants, giving us a unique lens into the dynamics that shape the competitive playing field. In addition to traditional consulting-based services, MPD’s Catalyst Ventures provides intellectual and human capital to new firms.MPD’s experts include economists, econometricians, product development and pricing specialists, and strategic and social media strategists who apply cutting-edge economic and business theory and statistical methods to the practical problems of building and running a profitable catalyst business.