Whilst Bendigo Bank in Australia is worried about Google and PayPal, Commonwealth Bank responded this morning by launching the first really innovative mobile app for payments that I've seen since BBVA's Strands. The app is called "Kaching", and allows users to pay with NFC and Facebook to almost anyone. On the bank's website, the key…
Talking with some of the Financial Services Club sponsors last week, it is clear that there is still a debate raging about the future of cash. Like the future of branches, which both Brett King and I discuss endlessly, cash is one of the other traditional bastions of the old guard of financial servicing. Yet…
Talking with some of the Financial Services Club sponsors last week, it is clear that there is still a debate raging about the future of cash. Like the future of branches, which both Brett King and I discuss endlessly, cash is one of the other traditional bastions of the old guard of financial servicing. Yet…
At #Eurofinance2011, I chaired another panel on innovations in payment channels with MasterCard, Coca-Cola and the UN World Food Programme. My opening piece talked about mobile channels and a lot about virtual currencies, including Facebook Credits, Ven Currency and Bitcoin. The mobile stuff garnered lots of nods and acceptance; the latter on virtual currencies seemed…
At #Eurofinance2011, I chaired another panel on innovations in payment channels with MasterCard, Coca-Cola and the UN World Food Programme. My opening piece talked about mobile channels and a lot about virtual currencies, including Facebook Credits, Ven Currency and Bitcoin. The mobile stuff garnered lots of nods and acceptance; the latter on virtual currencies seemed…
So I’ve just finished a mainstream keynote debate at #Eurofinance2011 in Rome about bank to corporate relationships. My role was to moderate a panel of six key industry players, three from corporations: Debbie Millar: Group Executive – Treasury, Funding and Investor Relations, MTN Group, South Africa Darsh Johal: Head of Global Cash Management, Shell Treasury Centre,…
So I’ve just finished a mainstream keynote debate at #Eurofinance2011 in Rome about bank to corporate relationships. My role was to moderate a panel of six key industry players, three from corporations: Debbie Millar: Group Executive – Treasury, Funding and Investor Relations, MTN Group, South Africa Darsh Johal: Head of Global Cash Management, Shell Treasury Centre,…
I almost missed this last week at SIBOS, but Bob Lyddon has kindly allowed me to post all details here with attribution to the SIBOS Daily News for the text below … The euro zone crisis threatens to derail the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), according to a new research paper. Challenging those who separate…
