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What does the future bank look like?

This is the last of a series of blogs about social finance that has covered new entrants to banking, their barriers to entry, how they might disrupt banks, social technologies and more. If you missed the earlier entries, here they are: Why banks struggle to innovate The relevance of social media to banks Why banks…

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What does the future bank look like?

This is the last of a series of blogs about social finance that has covered new entrants to banking, their barriers to entry, how they might disrupt banks, social technologies and more. If you missed the earlier entries, here they are: Why banks struggle to innovate The relevance of social media to banks Why banks…

Cisco

The European Commission Strikes Back

Just as we post over 500 pages of research that conclude the European Commission's Payment Services Directive's (PSD) implementation could destabilise the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), the Commission strikes back. Yesterday, they published a whole range of documents and details about how they would make SEPA work. "The European Commission has adopted a Communication…

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The ATM is 40

Yesterday, the ATM celebrated its fortieth birthday quietly. A few folks did raise a glass however. Wired Magazine, for example, published this wonderful chart (doubleclick to see a big version): 85% of global transactions are made in cash? Argh!  Get me to a mobile payment fast!!! By 1983, we had TV ads that were really…

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Are you going to SIBOS?

For those who are payments oriented or payments oriental, SIBOS takes place next week in Hong Kong.  For those who are going, here's a nice little video to wet your appetite: For those who aren't going, don't worry.  You'll get to read all about it with daily updates on the Finanser. Oh yes, SIBOS, if…

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Are you going to SIBOS?

For those who are payments oriented or payments oriental, SIBOS takes place next week in Hong Kong.  For those who are going, here's a nice little video to wet your appetite: For those who aren't going, don't worry.  You'll get to read all about it with daily updates on the Finanser. Oh yes, SIBOS, if…

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PSD and SEPA research results

The research results into the Payment Services Directive and Single Euro Payments Area are now officially released.    BLOG ENTRY SPONSORED BY:     PRESS RELEASE: EUROPEAN PAYMENTS: A LAND OF CONFUSIONMajor research project reveals the flaws in Europe’s ambitions European payments are about to be dramatically changed through a new European Directive for Payments…

PSD and SEPA research results

The research results into the Payment Services Directive and Single Euro Payments Area are now officially released.    BLOG ENTRY SPONSORED BY:     PRESS RELEASE: EUROPEAN PAYMENTS: A LAND OF CONFUSIONMajor research project reveals the flaws in Europe’s ambitions European payments are about to be dramatically changed through a new European Directive for Payments…

PayPal’s vision for the future of payments

Just got sent a link to PayPal's vision for the future of payments, used when they launched their flexible API in July: Very nice too. The Finanser is sponsored by Vocalink and Cisco:  For details of sponsorship email us.

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PayPal’s vision for the future of payments

Just got sent a link to PayPal's vision for the future of payments, used when they launched their flexible API in July: Very nice too. The Finanser is sponsored by Vocalink and Cisco:  For details of sponsorship email us.

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