25
NOV

The Platformization of Payment

Vortrag, Öffentliche Vorlesung
Breite Öffentlichkeit
25.11.2025 16:15 - 17:45
Präsenzveranstaltung

Waiting for the beep that clears our payment at the checkout can feel like forever. Considering all the parties that have to be called up, it is astonishingly quick. Platforms like Apple or Google are only among the more recent additions to this multitude of intermediaries that process our payments. However, payment has become platformized long before tech companies became involved. Drawing on historical and contemporary examples, this talk will expand the toolkit developed for analyzing digital platforms to explore how payment providers shape encounters between payers and payees, and in the process, remake money.

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Markus Unternährer is a sociologist specializing in the study of technologies and the digital economy. He researches how technology is shaped by and shapes society. His most recent project examines the technologies and social relations that make money move. He is also a father, wrestler, and farmer.
Wann?
25.11.2025 16:15 - 17:45
Wo?
Standort PER 21 / Raum B130
Bd de Pérolles 90, 1700 Fribourg
Organisation
Human-IST
Anna Jobin
anna.jobin@unifr.ch
Vortragende / Mitwirkende
Dr. Markus Unternährer, University of Lucerne

Picture: Nadia Nadesan & Digit / https://betterimagesofai.org (CC BY)

REIHE von Veranstaltungen:
Digital Society: Digital Transformation in Society and Culture