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I recently read a very interesting article by Karen Webster regarding Apple and NFC payments, which after all was said done I came to the interesting conclusion that I believe Apple actually doesn’t g...
Natural language document processing of counterparty contracts sounds like another Big Data problem, but at its heart this is really about very ‘Small Data’. Banks are interested in a solution to assi...
With the launch of Apple Pay, a question on everyone’s mind is what the impact will be for retailers and banks. For most retailers, especially those in the US, the question is whether they want to sta...
History has shown us that many people and businesses wait to see what Apple does before committing to a new technology, and we have just witnessed that with regards to mobile payments, and in particul...
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When I got into work this morning, I decided not to return a missed call, not to review a document, not to read a report, not to ask some colleagues for advice, not to fill in my timesheet for last mo...
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“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Confucius Work-life what? The divisions between work and play, between professional and personal are disappearing fast. The...
The launch of Apple Pay will likely have a profound impact on the payments industry in the US and potentially Europe, but what does it mean for China? A big bite or a small one? After Apple's launch a...