On Wednesday 22nd June, we are running a private dinner meeting of the Financial Services Club in London to launch the results of our recent survey: "Are payments infrastructures fit for purpose?" which was completed by 350 payments professionals worldwide. As a taste of what came out of this, respondents were asked to take a view…
OK, down to business. What has the failure of government to regulate the internet got to do with banks? Quite a lot actually as governments and banks are closely intertwined, as demonstrated throughout this financial crisis. Banks control economies and governments need economies to run efficiently, hence the two go hand in hand. And just…
OK, down to business. What has the failure of government to regulate the internet got to do with banks? Quite a lot actually as governments and banks are closely intertwined, as demonstrated throughout this financial crisis. Banks control economies and governments need economies to run efficiently, hence the two go hand in hand. And just…
During the Moscow conference I attended this week, one presenter played this five-minute video in the middle of their presentation to show the future of self-service. It's mainly about NFC (Near Field Communication) as a focal point, and is not a bad viewing … although I would have quite liked to see something slightly…
Industries are gradually being reinvented via the mobile internet. Some were more obviously reinvented in the first generation internet, such as music. Second generation internet is redefining more, from entertainment to news media to financial services. One thing that’s worth noting however is that it takes years to see these redefinitions occur and for the…
