Peter Donat

#Payment geek, banker, consultant, investor. PT #SmallBiz owner @TransformMV. Proud father & lax dad. Slow moving backpacker and cyclist.

[Peter Donat @peterdonat]

@palisadesops Sooo we get to the top of Resort 45 min after ur tweet. Signs saying Champs & route to base is Closed. We share tweet below w Patrol. Really weird exchange as Patrol keep saying route is closed. We start to take a pic, they say don’t - and suddenly open the Champs trail to base

[Peter Donat @peterdonat]

@palisadesops for those of us stuck at Resort chair, will u open any groomers ((Champs?) to get to base area

[Peter Donat @peterdonat]

@noyesclt Debit is still massively underutilized. An issuer-approved auth for those economics is hard to beat.

[Peter Donat @peterdonat]

@rabois Text from an Exec who left BayArea for Miami during Covid: "Mistake. We're coming back".

[Peter Donat @peterdonat]

@jordanhmckee I've got same affliction. I did get permission to toss the lanyards tho'.

[Peter Donat @peterdonat]

@noyesclt Oddly happy that I didn't upgrade beyond an i8 until we stop wearing masks. But really wanting to get NoyesInsights on Apple privacy update

[Peter Donat @peterdonat]

@jordanhmckee My son succeeded using Venmo at Panda Express today. Big question: how long was the CVS receipt??

[Peter Donat @peterdonat]

@dommorea1 Hero. Badass. Idol. RightStuff.

[Peter Donat @peterdonat]

We've seen this movie several times before. It ends badly. While Visa and MasterCard aren't perfect, its almost impossible to envision a scenario where banks collaborate to create some magic EPI ecosystem that is somehow better than the current solutions

[Tom Noyes @noyesclt]

EPI - The $Visa and $MA golden goose is safe. Quick take https://t.co/Aw4aUBlIYg

[Charlie Bilello @charliebilello]

Market Cap per Employee...
Visa: $22 million
Netflix: $21 mil.
Facebook: $14 mil.
Apple: $10 mil.
Microsoft: $10 mil.
Google: $8 mil.
Exxon: $3 mil.
J&J: $2.9 mil.
Verizon: $1.8 mil.
Amazon: $1.6 mil.
JP Morgan: $1.3 mil.
Berkshire: $1.2 mil.
Disney: $1.0 mil.
Walmart: $156k

[Jordan McKee @jordanhmckee]

Contactless Payment on New York City Subway Is Delayed by Coronavirus - WSJ https://t.co/HMvSizpS13

[Peter Donat @peterdonat]

some great #payments data on ecomm vs. POS vs. onmichannel from @earnestresearch

[Earnest Analytics @earnestinsights]

With most if not all retail stores shuttered because of #COVID19, we investigated one of retail's primary safeguards: e-commerce. Will it help? Read on for our full analysis. #EarnestInsights #Retail
https://t.co/2QoviUAnOG

[Peter Donat @peterdonat]

@beatty new normal on single track hiking trails when approaching oncoming hikers is the "back to back" pass. One hiker goes off trail, hopefully says hi mate, then faces away from trail until the other hiker is clear. Breath holding optional.

[Tom Noyes @noyesclt]

Retailers and restaurants are killing promotions that drive store traffic. Expect major hits to Card linked offers ($CDLX), Location marketing and measurement. Ecomm is only winner.

[Peter Donat @peterdonat]

@danprimack line o' the morning:
"Global M&A activity fell sharply in the first quarter of 2020, with dollar volume dropping 28% to $698 billion and the number of deals off 14%..

Expert analysis: Duh."

[Jordan McKee @jordanhmckee]

Visa's US payment volume is down 4% in March compared to last year.

X-border volume has been hit the hardest, down 19%

[Peter Donat @peterdonat]

Some great @earnestresearch insights in today's WSJ on how consumer spending changed in the first few weeks of March. Shocker that online grocery up ~90% https://t.co/FW4dFngtXW

[Peter Donat @peterdonat]

@StienstraTom Pls publish "protocol" for how hikers/MTBrs pass on trails. Saw good and bad at San Bruno Mtn yesterday: Bad: not saying hi & thinking eye contact could transmit. Good: communicating (passing on right); Stopping on side of single tracks. ?: holding breath while passing

[Andrew Robson @AndRobson]

Based on my observations across a couple dozen Zoom meetings this past week —> short razors

[Peter Donat @peterdonat]

#Payment Industry Covid Hygiene recs 1)Stop signatures 2)Merchants: stop asking stupid questions on touchscreens 3)Ban touchscreen tips 4)More ExxonMobil Rewards - unlock pump from phone 5)More digital only NFC issuance - #applecard / #ondot 6)Suppress paper receipts