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Not just a cashless future, but a moneyless one?

I was listening to a futurist talking about our planet, its growth, its overpopulation, the challenge of feeding the planet, sustainability and more, and in the middle of all of this he said that the future would have no money. No money. Zero. Nada. Nowt. A future without money? You must be joking. I mean…

MacRobot

Not just a cashless future, but a moneyless one?

I was listening to a futurist talking about our planet, its growth, its overpopulation, the challenge of feeding the planet, sustainability and more, and in the middle of all of this he said that the future would have no money. No money. Zero. Nada. Nowt. A future without money? You must be joking. I mean…

MacRobot

What is a secure data vault and should a bank be one?

I gave a presentation the other day and, as usual, concluded that banks should position themselves as data vaults.  One person then asked: what data should a bank make secure? which is a good question to ask, as it led to a healthy debate and improvement of clarity of view. Today, we produce exabytes of…

Data

What is a secure data vault and should a bank be one?

I gave a presentation the other day and, as usual, concluded that banks should position themselves as data vaults.  One person then asked: what data should a bank make secure? which is a good question to ask, as it led to a healthy debate and improvement of clarity of view. Today, we produce exabytes of…

Data

Is your next bank manager going to be a robot?

Looking for future trends, it is clear that wearable computing through the internet of things is a big wave for the next five years but, less reported, is the work on robots. Whenever we think of robots, we probably have an image of Will Smith in I Robot or the poster for Metropolis, dependent upon…

Metropolis2

Is your next bank manager going to be a robot?

Looking for future trends, it is clear that wearable computing through the internet of things is a big wave for the next five years but, less reported, is the work on robots. Whenever we think of robots, we probably have an image of Will Smith in I Robot or the poster for Metropolis, dependent upon…

Metropolis2

Fixing our banks: now we know the answer

We had another round of debate about fixing the banking system at the Financial Services Club this week (read Part One here).  This time it was the turn of the shareholder, media and industry to air their views, ably represented by: David O'Hara, Shareholder and Activist Investor, Blackthorn Focus; Nick Kochan, Author and Journalist; and…

Jurassic PArk

Fixing our banks: now we know the answer

We had another round of debate about fixing the banking system at the Financial Services Club this week (read Part One here).  This time it was the turn of the shareholder, media and industry to air their views, ably represented by: David O'Hara, Shareholder and Activist Investor, Blackthorn Focus; Nick Kochan, Author and Journalist; and…

Jurassic PArk

The augmented economy

In the middle of my showreel, I talk about augmented  lifestyles.  I’ve talked about this for many years, but now it is becoming an augmented reality, especially with the launch of Google Glass. Google’s glasses (I want!) allow you to see enhanced information about all tjhat is around you in real-time … Robert Scoble, the…

Google glass

The augmented economy

In the middle of my showreel, I talk about augmented  lifestyles.  I’ve talked about this for many years, but now it is becoming an augmented reality, especially with the launch of Google Glass. Google’s glasses (I want!) allow you to see enhanced information about all tjhat is around you in real-time … Robert Scoble, the…

Google glass

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