Barbara Pacheco

  • Watch Dwolla and Chirpify founders, Fed VP talk at KCnext event (Video)

    To complement our previous coverage of GO – The Future of Mobile Payments, we present video from the event, which was hosted July 9 in Kansas City, Mo. by KCnext- The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City. At the event, Chirpify founder and CEO Chris Teso, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City senior vice president…

  • Panelists focus on simplicity, security in meeting of mobile payments minds

    The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is on the verge of its 100th year of operation, having first opened its doors for business in 1914. Chirpify, by contrast, checks in well shy of the century mark. The Portland-based Twitter commerce platform launched just four months ago. But on Monday at the Kauffman Center for…

  • Watch ‘The Future of Mobile Payments’ at 2 p.m. (Live Stream)

    Tune in at 2 p.m. for the live stream of KCnext’s “Future of Mobile Payments” event, showcasing the CEOs of startups Dwolla and Chirpify along with a senior vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The event begins with individual presentations, and around 3 p.m., journalist Ben Paynter will join the speakers…

  • Dwolla and Chirpify CEOs, Federal Reserve official headline July 9 event

    A lineup featuring two startup founders and a senior official from the Federal Reserve Bank will take the stage July 9 at the the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts in Kansas City, Mo. for GO – The Future of …