Archive - In the future, everyone will be famous for 15Mb

January 2025

Apple Pay Was Useful, Apple ID Will Be Indispensable

Payments are only the table stakes in the wallet wars.

Jan 29 •

David G.W. Birch

Smart Glasses and Smarter Identity

We will soon be looking through the internet, not at it.

Jan 22 •

David G.W. Birch

The Real World of Consumer Payments

The use of cash is actually going up in the UK.

Jan 16 •

David G.W. Birch

I Forgot My Cards And… So What?

Cardless travel is here, but don’t forget your charger.

Jan 8 •

David G.W. Birch

December 2024

The Year Of The Stablecoin

Forget about a Bitcoin stash, America should promote digital dollars.

Dec 31, 2024 •

David G.W. Birch

The Impact Of AI On Financial Services: The Three Body Problem

Trying to predict the unpredictable future of financial market infrastructure.

Dec 23, 2024 •

David G.W. Birch

Cashless Monopoly And Teaching Financial Literacy

Can we improve financial literacy through games. Probably not, but it doesn't matter.

Dec 18, 2024 •

David G.W. Birch

I Think I Will See The Last Cheque

Other people still use a few of them, but I doubt that I will ever use a cheque again.

Dec 11, 2024 •

David G.W. Birch

Three Bitcoins In A Fountain

The end of cash does not mean the end of charity.

Dec 6, 2024 •

David G.W. Birch

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