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Archive for: March, 2009

Dean Procter - Transinteract - Sydney | 22/03/2009 | 1596 views

Like most rational men I still occasionally fall for the tricks of the mathematicks, but any maths you can invent today a child can do tomorrow. That is why maths per se doesn't provide the answer to the identity puzzle.I have a broader view of the issues with identity, but I agree that we should be able to have different anonymous aliases, for ins... Group: Whatever...

Dean Procter - Transinteract - Sydney | 19/03/2009 | 1864 views

The Next Big Thing - A Bank

I've been known to make some outrageous predictions about such things as how many (few) global banks there would be in a few years (last year) and the boring sort of stuff, like there is no security on the internet, and that tech stocks like google were over-valued, privacy and trust issues, that sort of thing. I've been thinking about 'banking' l... Tags: PaymentsGroup: Futuristic Banking

Dean Procter - Transinteract - Sydney | 16/03/2009 | 1804 views

Self Regulation Dead On The Web Too?

A recent survey by TRUSTe reported in the NYTimes showed that over 90% of people surveyed thought that trust is 'really' or 'somewhat' important. 75 percent of respondents agreed with the statement, “The Internet is not well regulated, and naïve users can easily be taken advantage of.” Even some of the experts have their tales. ... Tags: Online bankingGroup: Whatever...

Dean Procter - Transinteract - Sydney | 12/03/2009 | 2702 views | 2 comments

NFC Just Doesn't Mean Convenience For Consumers

Perhaps the lack of popularity of NFC is due to excessive assumptions regarding NFC and the absence of real benefits overall. The assumption in the article that other methods require more expertise on the part of the user is unfounded. I am personally familiar with systems which are both safer and easier to use than NFC and SMS. Customers choosin... Tags: Payments, Retail bankingGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

Dean Procter - Transinteract - Sydney | 10/03/2009 | 2208 views

Restoration of Trust

For those of you who didn't sit in on Cohn & Wolfe's recent gathering to discuss the state of (dis)trust in financial institutions, I'll give you a quick rundown of their conclusions, which won't be any surprise to readers of my blogs. In a nutshell: Accept that trust has declined significantly and that consumers won't be pleased if you just ... Group: Whatever...