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Is Bitcoin the future of money … or are we smoking dope?

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…

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Virtual currencies will be the next wave of change

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…

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Virtual currencies will be the next wave of change

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…

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Do banks know their customer?

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,…

Do banks know their customer?

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,…

In case you missed it, Google Wallet now available

I got an email last week saying that Google Wallet had launched.   Strange … I thought it launched last May, but no this is not the launch. This is take-off. Here's what I actually received: Google Wallet now available* Get ready to tap, pay, and save Google Wallet, a mobile app that makes your…

In case you missed it, Google Wallet now available

I got an email last week saying that Google Wallet had launched.   Strange … I thought it launched last May, but no this is not the launch. This is take-off. Here's what I actually received: Google Wallet now available* Get ready to tap, pay, and save Google Wallet, a mobile app that makes your…

Eurozone crisis threatens SEPA

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…

Eurozone crisis threatens SEPA

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…

The Finanser’s #SIBOS Week: 18th September – 25th September 2011

For those who are that interested, here are all the blog entries made during the week at SIBOS in one place …   SIBOS 2011 – what will be the big themes? We should be talking about risk. And so SIBOS begins First impressions. Brett King launches Movenbank at #sibos #innotribe Brett King, author of Bank 2.0, is…

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