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What happens in Vegas gets blogged in Vegas

By Dave Birch posted Oct 26 2012 at 6:27 PM

[Dave Birch] Not only did I hear about the future of payments in Las Vegas, I saw some of it.

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Quick response

By Dave Birch posted Oct 23 2012 at 11:29 PM

[Dave Birch] In the long run, NFC will be better than QR. But the QR guys can compete if they start looking at security.

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Labels and libels

By Dave Birch posted Oct 22 2012 at 5:11 PM

[Dave Birch] If shops and restaurants don't take cards, they should be required by law to display a prominent notice that effect, clearly visible to consumers considering entering.

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The next infrastructure

By Dave Birch posted Oct 18 2012 at 4:38 AM

[Dave Birch] Banks need to start building the next infrastructure as well as repairing the last one.

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Bedtime reading

By Dave Birch posted Oct 15 2012 at 9:30 AM

[Dave Birch] The ECB report on the cost of cash makes for interesting reading.

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It would be great to have a payments strategy

By Dave Birch posted Oct 11 2012 at 12:49 PM

[Dave Birch] My thoughts on HM Treasury's strategic consultation on the future of the Payments Council.

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He's no fraud

By Dave Birch posted Oct 10 2012 at 6:37 AM

[Dave Birch] People on welfare benefits are the victims of identity theft.

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Tea and payments

By Dave Birch posted Oct 8 2012 at 9:03 AM

[Dave Birch] I thoroughly enjoyed the Payments Forward debate about cash.

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The world's first cashless country

By Dave Birch posted Oct 1 2012 at 12:56 PM

[Dave Birch] The world's first cashless country may not be Korea or Kenya.

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Who wants low-cost bank accounts?

By Dave Birch posted Sep 26 2012 at 8:58 PM

[Dave Birch] Low-cost bank accounts are a lose-lose. Payment accounts could be a win-win.

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