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Eric Smith - Alaric Systems - London | 25/03/2013 | 1085 views | 2 comments

Blood in the Water - The Payments Feeding Frenzy

The world of payments has, of late, become like a sharks feeding frenzy. Blood in the water... well money. There are new announcements being made daily. New partnerships. New programme launches. New approaches and technological innovations. New cool apps and payment devices. So many “disruptive” propositions. It’s wonderful and ... Tags: Payments, Innovation

Eric Smith - Alaric Systems - London | 18/03/2013 | 3198 views | 5 comments

Mobile Payments and Banking - The 'Real' Security Risk

Let me start by saying what wonderful things mobile payments and mobile banking are. You can’t deny the convenience of being able to bank, pay for goods and services, and perform P2P payments while “on the go”. It is these little conveniences that help turn train and bus travel into something more useful than simply reading the n... Tags: Security, Mobile & online

Eric Smith - Alaric Systems - London | 25/02/2013 | 1305 views

Payments Evolution Becomes Revolution

Did you see the news item about the fossil discovery that they say is the “missing link” and “ancestor of all mammals”? A small shrew-like creature that became the whales, penguins, kangaroos and humans we know today. Miraculous! Isn’t Mother Nature wonderful in how it can adapt? Yet this evolution took place over tho... Tags: Payments, Innovation

Eric Smith - Alaric Systems - London | 19/02/2013 | 2123 views | 2 comments

James Bond and Payments

With the latest instalment of James Bond; “Skyfall” out on DVD and Blu-Ray this week, I started thinking about how the world of payments is like the world of James Bond. Bond has to sort the good guys from the bad ones. In payments we must identify what new technologies and payment methods will become mainstream trends and which are si... Tags: Mobile & online, Payments