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For a while already Mobey Forum has been hearing rumours that Samsung is planning a rival for Apple Pay, and has predicted this model in the NFC Business Model Whitepaper (2011). According to industry...
It’s 2015 and banks are struggling to find pre-crisis levels of profitability. Since 2007, return on equity has been nearly halved and prospects of growth remain uncertain. The result? Banks have no c...
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… It is a period of calm, with primary exchanges enjoying relatively little competition thanks to concentration rules enforced in many EU countries requiring a...
Have you heard of iDict? It’s a tool that hackers can use to get passwords via what’s called brute force attacks. It’s designed to crack into iCloud’s passwords, and supposedly it can circumvent Apple...
According to a recent PwC global survey[1], finding and securing the workforce of tomorrow is one of the biggest concerns facing CEOs today. It seems that rapidly shifting demographics, different pop...
Virtual currency transactions make it increasingly easy to quickly move money around! In the days of yore, Aristotle envisioned a time when physical currency would replace the simplistic system of bar...
Articles proliferate when banks decide to close branches. Commentators paint a picture of transformation - that the great monoliths of old are embracing the future by tearing up their old brick and mo...
2014 was a challenging year of regulatory implementation for the buyside, beginning in February with the first European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) deadline (matters were little helped by ...
Financial institutions have emerged from the rigorous regulatory and data demands of 2014 a little battle weary, suffering a few scrapes and scars, but otherwise unscathed. On a whole, 2014 will be re...
In my brief meeting with Blockchain.info’s Nic Cary I get the impression that he is a careful man. As co-founder of one of the world’s most popular bitcoin wallet providers, recently involved in a hi...
It is increasingly important for banks to provide a consistent, high quality experience to their customers across all channels. Consistency is critical to build up the bank’s image, brand and ultimate...
A recent article on Finextra, on Barclays Code Playground inspired me to write my thoughts on this creative and relevant concept, introduced by a bank that obviously understands how important it is to...