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"clean energy, clean technology, smart mobility, clean water, the circular economy, and sustainable food."

Consumers and Business need to get their head around the fact that this will not fly. Clean energy in the form that will deliver enough consistant energy simply does not exist. Nuclear is the only option currently that will get rid of coal if that is what we fumbling Westerners are worried about. Certainly China and India are not. Our communities are unravelling because there is not enough power, due to the ignorance arrogance or otherwise of politicians and so called climate scientists. 

Take a look at how much polution is created through the manufacturing of EV and Lithium Batteries, and of Solar Panels and Wind Turbines. And the subsequent cost to the environment for disposal of these after their life cycles. 

Fision might hopefully one day be a direction. 

"raised more than £10 million in equity rounds and also secured millions more through a series of crowdfunding campaigns." 

And if that wasn't enough then it is pointless. There are no venues for this and those companies that claim to have "evolving solutions" are just cashing in on the weak individuals who feel they have to "save the planet". It does not need saving because it is not failing. Verified by researching what optimal CO2 densities are, and that is "above" 450 ppm.  

To @A Finextra member - as Russell Bell said. 

There seems to be a neverending pool of gullible cashed up folks out there. When will people learn. 

Media nonsense again ??

"106 million credit card holders and applicants in the US and Canada at risk of their personal information being stolen."

..." the company reiterates that no credit card numbers or log-in credentials were compromised, nor were most of the Social Security"....

So what is it Finextra. A massive data breach - or a massive beef up of an article. 

Generally I would say - "This has to be a joke" - but knowing it is not, well, what can I say. 

Mates with Mates with Money. 

There is nothing special or innovative about this. These devices are raedily available out of China. The software behind it, well again, nothing special. 

There are far more innovative payment solutions out there that would move consumers, and merchants, forward. 

That is really lame I'm afraid to say.

It would make much more sense, albeit more expensive to some extent, to use a biometric reader for all those requirements.

You must be kidding - or Visa must be kidding - Cash is the cherry on the top, the icing on the cake. It is what small business owners get into small cash opportunity business for. Newsagents, Pastry shops, Restaurants, and so on. 

So Visa is expecting a small business to roll over for a one time payment of $10K so they can lose Cash payments, pay more Taxes, pay excessive Card/Interchange fees  ...

Not going to happen Visa.

Ridiculous.

So according to Ian we will need Words, Gestures, "and" a Smartphone. Not to mentioned speaking into a microphone due to all the ambient noise.

Just outright DUMB !

Lame old technology / idea.