The Bank of Montreal, Canada, isn’t waiting around for mobile operators. Oh no. They’ve taken matters into their own hands and have now deployed PayPass technology for their customers. 70% of Canadians reportedly own mobile phones which is why the bank reckons the time is right. Here’s a bit of detail from Moneyville.ca: Bank of […]
It’s always exciting to see what’s launched at TechCrunch Disrupt. Postmates caught my attention. Have a quick read of this two para overview: Today, at TechCrunch Disrupt, a new startup is launching that is aiming to bring some disruption to the courier space once and for all. Postmates is hoping to transform this niche industry […]
I was doing a bit of research on digital receipts and came across this article from Stephanie Clifford over at the New York Times. Have a read: Major retailers, including Whole Foods Market, Nordstrom, Gap Inc. (which owns Old Navy and Banana Republic), Anthropologie, Patagonia, Sears and Kmart, have begun offering electronic versions of receipts, […]
This is one of the highest profile examples of an operator filing to become a bank. Most of the time when I speak to senior executives about their plans in this area, they reply that, ‘all that filing-to-be-a-bank stuff is complicated’, and the conversation ends. It’s nice to see an operator doing something a little […]
Here’s another example of enterprise iPad usage — much like the Lowe’s news this week, it’s clear that businesses are ultra keen on putting smart technology such as the iPad in the hands of their customer-facing people. Right now, sales people in shops are often highly redundant beyond issuing a greeting and helping you pay […]
The whole M-Commerce marketplace is getting highly, highly exciting. I read yesterday that savvy mobile consumers actually reclaim 38 extra days a year by using ‘Mobile Economic Time’. That is, they do their shopping on the go, whilst they’re on the train, or sitting on the bus — time that would otherwise be used up […]
In the second in my series of Operator Innovation posts, I’m looking at Taxis. Why isn’t there a ‘taxi’ button in every Orange phone? Seriously — think about the possibilities? Buy an Orange contract and you’ll get prioritised access to over 450 fully approved and vetted taxi firms across the UK. That’s one firm in […]
Here’s a wee sponsored video from Barclaycard taking a look at the history of how people pay for things. Barclaycard used award-winning director, Dominic Bridgstock, to bring the film to life in the style of Horrible Histories – a Brit comedy classic that Dominic has previously directed. Here’s the vid:
Last night I wanted a bottle of sparkling water (I like the bubbles). I went down to the Hotel bar to get one — and I documented the ridiculously complicated experience in the context of today’s connected environment. This is something I discussed (well, at least, alluded to) in my presentation at this week’s The […]