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TBT: Four years have passed since the Brexit vote

June 18, 2020

Hard to believe, but four years have passed since the UK voted to exit the European Union. Here’s a look back at predictions made within the payments industry at the time. Originally posted June 16, 2016 * * * Unless you were away climbing Kilimanjaro, you likely heard that last week the UK voted to […]

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Systemic racism and the digital equality opportunity

June 15, 2020

As I write, demonstrations continue around the country and show no signs of slowing. They have been for the most part peaceful and appear united in taking on systemic racism.  I realize that some people take exception to the term systemic racism. I find it apt, but my goal today is not to argue terminology. […]

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TBT: Effects of digital media

June 11, 2020

Originally posted June 11, 2018 About two years ago I took a look at sundry fears about the growth of digital media. Not a few people rued a decline in personal interaction (see “Interaction” below). Who knew—well, besides epidemiologists, who have warned of potential pandemics for some time—that in 2020 we would be self-quarantining, and […]

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Exclusive offer—illicit access to your bank account, as low as $50

June 8, 2020

We humans have never been very good at focusing on more than one thing at a time. (Most people who think they can multitask are kidding themselves.) So it’s not surprising that, with the COVID 19 pandemic dominating headlines and exerting uncommon influence over our daily routines, other bits of news may slip right by.  […]

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The Future of Mobile Banking

December 9, 2010

With every technological advance, there’s never a shortage of cheerleaders predicting around-the-corner marvels. Their timeframe of choice is often a decade: “Once we sequence the shitake mushroom genome, we will eradicate cancer, domesticate the cockroach, eliminate halitosis — not to mention make better filet mignon toppings — within the decade.” Still, with the seeming mobile […]

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