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For months and years I have been facing questions from friends, colleagues, CxOs of my clients in banking, retail and other industries, my B-school friends, my E-school friends and even family members...
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Almost a year ago, when I was reading about sharing economy and impact investing, I came across the term “collaborative capitalism”. I felt that the world was adjusting itself between capitalism at on...
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The big guns – Apple, Samsung and Google – are dominating the mobile payments news cycle now that their respective ‘Pay’ platforms threaten to disintermediate the world’s banks. They won’t have it all...
The objective of this 3 part series is to examine in brief the barriers and motivators for the key players in a Journey towards a cashless society. In part 1 the role of retailer in this journey was s...
The banks in the UK are going through a time of change, not only financially but also regulatory. George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced a bill two years ago which states by Janua...