It’s interesting talking with banks about mobile, and after hosting a meeting about the impact of mobile payments and banking on European banks this week, there is a homogeneity to the dialogue. The core is that everyone believes mobile banking and payments is taking over as the core essence of reach with the digitally native…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
