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Money in 2020: mobile and cashless … or not?

I just got a copy of the latest Pew Internet Project report which invited experts and other Internet stakeholders to offer their predictions on the future of mobile payments, and what people’s “wallets” might look like in 2020. Here’s a summary of what they found taken directly from the report, which you can download here (35…

Barclays Bank: innovators do win more business

We seemingly spend all of our time bashing banks these days, me included.  They’re either slow, unresponsive and ignorant of change, or they’re greedy, arrogant and screwing the economy. You can’t win. That’s why my new book was going to be called: “don’t tell my mum I work for a bank … she thinks I’m…

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Barclays Bank: innovators do win more business

We seemingly spend all of our time bashing banks these days, me included.  They’re either slow, unresponsive and ignorant of change, or they’re greedy, arrogant and screwing the economy. You can’t win. That’s why my new book was going to be called: “don’t tell my mum I work for a bank … she thinks I’m…

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Never mind the channels, here’s the b******s

Apologies but it’s that time of year where my nerve endings jangle with tension as I get into another crappy debate about multichannel strategies. “We’ve got our contact centre, then there’s our internet banking division and now we have to integrate these mobile thingymyjigs.  These channels are never-ending, wail, wail, sniff, sniff.” Don’t you guys…

Never mind

This wirelessly connected planet

I was asked to chair a panel at the end of a one day conference on the future of payments. I therefore listened to every presentation carefully and, in opening the panel, was asked to give a ten minute summation of what I had heard that day. Here’s what I said: There are a number…

Tesco’s QR codes – another cash killer?

I’m at a payments conference today – and so will finish off the TEDx Wall Street story tomorrow – but wanted to post a quick update for those who are looking at mobile versus proximity payments. Here are two stories. The first is about the London Olympics, which will be the first ‘cashless Olympics’ according…

Olympic mcdonald's

Tesco’s QR codes – another cash killer?

I’m at a payments conference today – and so will finish off the TEDx Wall Street story tomorrow – but wanted to post a quick update for those who are looking at mobile versus proximity payments. Here are two stories. The first is about the London Olympics, which will be the first ‘cashless Olympics’ according…

Olympic mcdonald's

Innovators break the rules: here comes Apple’s iWallet

I did a speech about innovation yesterday. As usual, the opening question was: “which is the most innovative company in the world?” and, as usual, the answer shouted back was: “Apple”. Apple. The firm everyone wants to be like because they are cool, successful, the world’s most valuable company by market capitalisation and because they are what…

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