Technology

In the middle of my showreel, I talk about augmented  lifestyles.  I’ve talked about this for many years, but now it is becoming an augmented reality, especially with the launch of Google Glass.

There's a theme that keeps cropping up at most conferences I attend around the remodelling of banks. It came up again today in a discussion about data leverage at the Asian Banker Summit, and it occurred to me again recently, when I chaired the future focused day at IPS 2013. …

There's a theme that keeps cropping up at most conferences I attend around the remodelling of banks. It came up again today in a discussion about data leverage at the Asian Banker Summit, and it occurred to me again recently, when I chaired the future focused day at IPS 2013. …

This week is Asia week, with a brief jaunt to open the Terrapinn Cards & Payments Summit in Singapore, followed by engaging in the Asian Banker’s Annual Summit in Jakarta. I always enjoy visiting Asia as you gain unique insights you don’t see elsewhere.  Over the past years, Asia is where I first saw …

This week is Asia week, with a brief jaunt to open the Terrapinn Cards & Payments Summit in Singapore, followed by engaging in the Asian Banker’s Annual Summit in Jakarta. I always enjoy visiting Asia as you gain unique insights you don’t see elsewhere.  Over the past years, Asia is where I first saw …

I was asked to join a panel discussion on social media during a recent conference. A social media masterclass, as it was called. Interesting. Sure, I’ve been blogging and tweeting and facebooking for as long as I can remember, but does that make me a master of social media? I …

I was asked to join a panel discussion on social media during a recent conference. A social media masterclass, as it was called. Interesting. Sure, I’ve been blogging and tweeting and facebooking for as long as I can remember, but does that make me a master of social media? I …

There’s an old saying that cropped up the other day in respect of Margaret Thatcher’s son, Mark. It was a joking reference by Margaret that her son was so clever he could sell “snow to eskimos or sand to Arabs” or, as one wag put it, arms to anyone. Anyways, it’s …

All the media has finally woken up to the Bitcoin phenomena when the value of Bitcoins rose from a steady $20 per coin to $266 last week … only to crash to $100 by the end of the week. What caused this?

One of the discussions I was having recently was around a future vision for banking, and the idea of branchless banking reared its ugly head again. As mentioned many times, I don’t believe in branchless banking in the future .. just less branches for banking. Anyways, this discussion veered in …

One of the discussions I was having recently was around a future vision for banking, and the idea of branchless banking reared its ugly head again. As mentioned many times, I don’t believe in branchless banking in the future .. just less branches for banking. Anyways, this discussion veered in …

I don’t always praise, but I will shower some praise on British Airways today.  Not for their service, flights, destinations or lounges, but for their inflight magazine Business Life.  It always inspires me a little as, each month, the BA Business Life magazine publishes a bunch of trivia facts that …

I don’t always praise, but I will shower some praise on British Airways today.  Not for their service, flights, destinations or lounges, but for their inflight magazine Business Life.  It always inspires me a little as, each month, the BA Business Life magazine publishes a bunch of trivia facts that …

Time to head home after a day in India at the launch of the new design centre for finance launched by Polaris Financial Technology in Chennai (Madras for the old folks out there). As you walk into the Design Centre, you are greeted by a map of the world … …

Time to head home after a day in India at the launch of the new design centre for finance launched by Polaris Financial Technology in Chennai (Madras for the old folks out there). As you walk into the Design Centre, you are greeted by a map of the world … …