In late 2013, we researched the views of how payments markets are responding to change. The results are intriguing, so here’s the management summary. If you would like a free copy of the report, just download here. In late 2013, the Financial Services Club ran an online survey, in collaboration with Cognizant and VocaLink, about…
I was lucky to chair this year's International Payments Summit in London, and a lot of talk was about regulation. The organisers are kind enough to summarise the debate so here's a snapshot from their 12-page conference summary report (if you want more, then come to next year's meeting 😉 … free places for Corporate…
I was lucky to chair this year's International Payments Summit in London, and a lot of talk was about regulation. The organisers are kind enough to summarise the debate so here's a snapshot from their 12-page conference summary report (if you want more, then come to next year's meeting 😉 … free places for Corporate…
We've all been saying that it's only a while before we pay for everything with a biometric, as mentioned in last weeks blog: The Age of the Password is over. Bringing this one step nearer to reality is PayPal. With the release of the Samsung Galaxy S5 last Friday, you can now pay with a fingerprint….
We've all been saying that it's only a while before we pay for everything with a biometric, as mentioned in last weeks blog: The Age of the Password is over. Bringing this one step nearer to reality is PayPal. With the release of the Samsung Galaxy S5 last Friday, you can now pay with a fingerprint….
I saw a great but scary presentation this week from Kamran Meer, Chief IT Security Officer at Bank Alfalah, the sixth largest bank in Pakistan. Kamran began by asking the audience if they knew about the Stuxnet attack. Amazingly, 70% of the audience hadn’t heard of it although maybe it’s not so amazing as this was…
I saw a great but scary presentation this week from Kamran Meer, Chief IT Security Officer at Bank Alfalah, the sixth largest bank in Pakistan. Kamran began by asking the audience if they knew about the Stuxnet attack. Amazingly, 70% of the audience hadn’t heard of it although maybe it’s not so amazing as this was…
A fantastic infographic was sent over to me today by the folks at Open Mobile Media. Main headlines include: banks are the most trusted mobile payment providers (43%) half of all smartphone users expect to adopt the use of mobile wallets in the next three years 1.4 billion people now have smartphones, increasing at 44%…
A fantastic infographic was sent over to me today by the folks at Open Mobile Media. Main headlines include: banks are the most trusted mobile payment providers (43%) half of all smartphone users expect to adopt the use of mobile wallets in the next three years 1.4 billion people now have smartphones, increasing at 44%…
Another presentation that surprised me in Oslo came from Tor Jacobsen, CEO of TSM Nordic. It surprised me as I had no idea about TSM, a mobile wallet provider owned by Telenor and DNB – Norway’s biggest mobile network operator (MNO) and biggest bank – and will launch in the Norwegian market later this year…
