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A big thumbs up from netbanker for Blippy. Nice breakdown of the features including mention of an upcoming API.
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Alternative currencies have a few problems when it comes to usage. Someone seems to be annoyed about Microsofts gaming currency.
Month: January 2010
links for 2010-01-28
links for 2010-01-27
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'Functionall' covers the latest trends in low cost creations that concentrate on simplicity above all else. From solar lamps to biodegradable latrine bags. A few banking related innovations get a mention as well in the from of microfinance and mobile payments.
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"As part of its 'Future of Banking Commission', consumer lobby group Which? is hosting the 'Big Banking Debate' to seek views from politicians, the industry and the public on how the banking system needs to change." Should be a lively session!
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This report does not make pretty reading for banks…unsurprisingly trust is at an all time low.
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Finra, the largest independent securities regulator in the US, has issued some social media guidelines for brokers across the pond. Social media guidelines maybe old news in most industries but in the financial world they are rare beasts indeed. I have a feeling 2010 will see a lot more of these being published.
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I have been waiting a while for this….The 2009 Feltron report. The annual data visualisation / personal infomatics report from Nicholas Feltron. Imagine if this guy did annual reports for banks?
links for 2010-01-22
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A follow up post to 'The future of UI will be boring' from Scott Berkun.
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Coverage of Blippy from Time magazine. The article considers if the exhibitionism of Blippy will alter spending habits.
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Some very nice account control features from Barclaycard and Orange. The ability for customers to create bespoke alerts for events that matter to them is fantastic.
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Another eye opening infographic from Mint.com showing some of the shadier practices of the financial industry.
links for 2010-01-19
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A key piece to getting some Bank APIs out in the wild. OAuth allows a user to allow 3rd party access to their data in a secure way i.e. without giving away user name and password.
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Kevin Rose of Digg demonstrates Square…the upcoming US based card payment system created by one of the founders of Twitter, Jack Dorsey. It is mag Stripe only though which kind of limits its use and hopefully NFC will make this a short lived venture although Square would be well positioned should NFC finally come along.
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TechCrunch predicts 2010 to be a big year for innovative companies taking more than one piece of the banking pie…
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An article that is over 10 years old and that is still as relevant today as it was then….well it is by Douglas Adams. Found via @kevinmarks
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A little bit of spot the difference. Don't go sticking that cash card in any old slot.
links for 2010-01-18
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We have all been there…the most obvious way to go is not always the easiest.
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Is Minority Report the only Sci-Fi book/film any futurist/designer/innovator has ever read? What happens when we have built all the technology mentioned? Backstreet retina transplants can't be far away.
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Author of The Whuffie Factor, Tara Hunt, tells us how to stick it to the man!
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Guest post on Mashable by Brian Solis who gives a great overview of how to integrate social media into the corporate world. I think he missed a step though…patience…lots of patience.
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Tim Bray on how we get Enterprise Systems 'unjammed'. Thought provoking post and the discussion in the comments is pretty healthy too.
links for 2010-01-15
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“I’m sure there is a door design group somewhere angrily ranting about the lack of progress in door design.” A great post on dominant designs and their effect on innovation.
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A very good article on the recent Barclays and Orange contactless card launch.
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This could not be a more timely article…
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Another nail in OpenIDs coffin? God I hope not.
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Which one is winning?
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Interesting little piece of marketing/analytics. Wonder if Blippy is thinking of something along these lines?
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Depressing and interesting in equal measures.
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Not quite mind blowing but interesting none the less.
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Avatar vs Modern Warfare 2…who wins? only one way to find out! Visualise!
