Payments

The Daily Wail, Britain’s second largest daily newspaper after the Pun, has finally got wind of the imminent demise of the cheque, as discussed here the other week. This is because the banks vote soon as to whether 2018 is the year of its removal or not. In their article, they have some good bits,…

I'm loving Robert Siciliano's latest blog entry on buying an ATM off Craig's list, and finding 150 feet long printout of card numbers because the bar owner who sold it to him forgot to delete the transaction history. You can watch the story unfold on this FOX News clip: or read all about it on…

I'm loving Robert Siciliano's latest blog entry on buying an ATM off Craig's list, and finding 150 feet long printout of card numbers because the bar owner who sold it to him forgot to delete the transaction history. You can watch the story unfold on this FOX News clip: or read all about it on…

Fascinating meetings with the Russian exchanges RTS and SPIMEX. After my reference to military intelligence yesterday, you may wonder whether SPIMEX is something to do with finding out who started the swine flu pandemic but no, it’s the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange. The two exchanges have very different start points and focal points, with…

You may be wondering what I’m doing in Moscow (my wife does) … it’s all to do with new opportunities as the doors open. I was invited here to join a small software firm who have had success in the Russian and other emerging markets, and are looking for some advice as to how to…

You may be wondering what I’m doing in Moscow (my wife does) … it’s all to do with new opportunities as the doors open. I was invited here to join a small software firm who have had success in the Russian and other emerging markets, and are looking for some advice as to how to…

For quite a while, I've been trying to find some real-world examples of mashup technologies in banking.  I use these services extensively in other areas of my life – on this blog (the widget for search for example), my Facebook account (feeds and videos), my Twitter account and more. However, I've never found a bank…