GDP will grow in a electronic payment economy

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If all payments in the economy were electronic, this would mean a significant boost in GDP.

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Bitcoin exchange failures don’t mean anything in the long run

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It’s a great set of stories for the media and an illustration of the need to employ boring old-fashioned secure electronic transaction consultants when designing new systems, but the Bitcoin exchange failures don’t really mean anything.

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Wallets, wallets everywhere! Which ones have an edge today?

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAs someone that is exposed to the payments industry, attends conferences, reads the industry publications and generally interested in all things payment related, even I am surprised at the number of mobile wallets that are available.  Everyone wants me to download his or her e-wallet to my mobile phone – from Starbucks, to Square Wallet to Isis and the list goes on.  So I have decided to take a journey over the next few weeks and experience a variety of mobile wallets that are available in the US marketplace.  And here is the real challenge – I carry an iPhone!� [Read more...]

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Why are efficient payments subsidising inefficient ones?

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To what extent should society tolerate people using expensive and inefficient payment mechanisms when more cost-effective (to society as a whole) alternatives are readily available?

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