by Zaf Kazmi Head of Mobile Commerce, CaixaBank Biometrics is a big talking point at the moment as there is growing consumer dissatisfaction with PINs, passwords and general security around mobile payments. The further down the digital road we go, the more password and PIN management is required and the more frustrated users become. As…
First of all I would like to thank Mobey Forum and its members for a great conference in Oslo (Feb 2014) and for the many lengthy and thought provoking conversations there. There have been a lot of questions and misunderstandings about Bitcoin, so I have put together a short Q&A about what Bitcoin is, and…
by Sirpa Nordlund Executive Director at Mobey Forum January saw the curtailment of the first big mobile wallet to hit the market following news from O2 that is was withdrawing its service. With a lifespan of just 18 months, the O2 wallet was the first MNO wallet to make a noise in the marketplace and actively…
When it comes to the uptake of mobile wallet solutions in emerging countries, the technology involved becomes almost secondary to the way the solution is perceived by the public. Any money service not operated by a traditional financial institution will bring into question the role of security. In both existing and emerging markets mobile…
by Sirpa Nordlund Executive Director at Mobey Forum Following the success of Mobey Forum’s MobeyDay 2012, we were delighted to bring our annual event to Barcelona once again this year. On 11 June at CaixaForum, MobeyDay 2013 brought together senior executives from banks, handset manufacturers, vendors, analysts (and others) to discuss the future of the mobile…
I was flattered to be asked to give the keynote address at MobeyDay 2013 in Barcelona. The theme of the day was “Monetising the mobile” and I spoke about mobile wallet infrastructure, making the point that banks could adopt strategies to provide that infrastructure but it means changing the nature of their service provision. I think I…
