Payments

Oct 5, 2011

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…

Oct 5, 2011

In case you missed it, Google Wallet now available

Sep 30, 2011

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…

Sep 30, 2011

Eurozone crisis threatens SEPA

Sep 25, 2011

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…

Sep 16, 2011

PayPal’s ubiquitous vision

A couple of interesting posts about PayPal this week. First, they presented their ideas about competing with Visa and MasterCard at physical points-of-sale. “PayPal set up several user scenarios that are intended to disrupt the way we pay for things online and in stores today, using a variety of technologies. What stood out was that none…

Sep 13, 2011

Not cashless but less cash

I’ve been on travels lately and found myself seriously questioning cash. It began on the journey out to Iceland when I decided ot get some cash from the AMEX office at Heathrow airport. First, the AMEX office wouldn’t take my personal BA-AMEX card, but would accept my AMEX corporate card. No explanation, rhyme or reason. …

Sep 9, 2011

Release: 2011 Survey on the Health of European Payments

Survey reveals that SEPA and the PSD are progressing but liquidity risk needs addressing Research finds liquidity risk is a major potential exposure for the future and calls for more automation The Financial Services Club and Logica revealed the results of their annual research into the state of play in European Payments and the progress of…

Sep 9, 2011

Release: 2011 Survey on the Health of European Payments

Jul 26, 2011

Alipay: innovation in banking is a good thing

Going back to my discussions in Asia last week, I am intrigued by the results of the interactive voting we performed. I asked a number of questions last week, and have already blogged about one of them: Do you agree that innovation can only be delivered by a CEO or equivalent mandate? Yes – 49%…