Tim Green, Author at MEF

The UK is clamping down on data privacy. Better get ready…

British citizens could see an end to pre-ticked boxes and default opt-outs under a proposed new data bill. The law reflects changing attitudes to the way digital services handle consent, says Tim Green... Last week, the UK government issued a ‘statement of intent’ to strengthen its data privacy laws via…

Tim GreenAugust 17, 2017

Enterprise Communications Opinions

Amazon thinks there are not enough messaging apps in the world. Why?

Amazon is launching a messaging app. Or so the rumours say. So why would the world’s ‘spoiled for choice’ consumers go shopping at Amazon for a chat app? Tim Green has a think… Last month, news surfaced that Amazon might be developing its own messaging app called Anytime. Why ‘might…

Tim GreenAugust 10, 2017

Event Mobile Payments Regulation

MEF personal data session @ Money 20/20: eight take-aways to chew on

Bots that manage your privacy controls; the use of telco data in public health; how your phone bill can be your credit rating. These are just three of the many fascinating ideas to emerge from MEF’s discussion at Money 20/20 on the personal data opportunity. Session moderator Tim Green shares…

Tim GreenAugust 1, 2017

Analytics Mobile video

On Device Research insight: the rise and rise of rewarded mobile video ads

Video ads outscore all other formats by all measures of effectiveness – and none more so than 'rewarded' video ads. MEF Minute talked to market analyst On Device Research about the impact of this rising medium... Facebook recently gave game developers a new ad option: rewarded video. The logical reaction…

Tim GreenJuly 26, 2017

Personal Data Privacy

The cold logic of Iceland’s personal data breakthrough

Iceland has become the first country in the world to give its citizens full control over their medical records – with financial data next on the list. MEF Minute examines this landmark launch, and what it means for the personal data economy movement… It’s fair to say Iceland is a…

Tim GreenJuly 20, 2017

Mobile Payments Regulation

Video: MEF members at Money 20/20 – DOCOMO Digital targets the sharing economy

The sharing economy has a payment problem. It's complex to manage millions of small transactions. This is why DOCOMO Digital launched NOMO. Hiroyuki Sato, CEO of DOCOMO Digital, explained it to MEF Minute... “The sharing economy is commerce with the promise of a human connection. We think of the big…

Tim GreenJuly 19, 2017

DCB growth Interviews

One billion Windows 10 users: Grahame Riddell on Microsoft’s grand DCB vision

“You don’t need a Windows Phone to be very good customer of Microsoft,” says Grahame Riddell. And he should know. Microsoft’s Director of Carrier Billing is working hard to bring Charge-to-Bill to a potential one billion Windows 10 users on Laptops, Surface, Xbox and even Hololens. He outlined his project…

Tim GreenJuly 18, 2017

Enterprise Communications Opinions

Chat app wars: Apple turned iMessage into a business platform

You probably read about Apple’s new augmented reality platform and its HomePod music speaker. You may know less about Business Chat. But Apple’s move to open up iMessage for customer care and shopping is a pretty big deal, says Tim Green… As many MEF members know, messaging is right at…

Tim GreenJuly 12, 2017

MEFTV

Video: MEF members at Money 20/20 – Ubiquity on messaging for banks and beyond…

Messaging giant Ubiquity works closely with banks in its native Italy. But the company has ambitions beyond financial services. In this video from Money 20/20, MEF talked to Ubiquity's VP of growth Daniel Mensi… In the early part of the decade, Italian banks answered the call from customers to go…

Tim GreenJuly 11, 2017

Event Mobile Payments Opinions Regulation VAS

A view from Money 20/20: the 50 year battle to rid banking of humans

Last week’s fintech expo placed the emphasis on apps, AI, APIs and VR. They all point to one thing,, says Tim Green, we don’t want people to get in the way of our financial services… There were a lot of human beings at Money 20/20 last week. The expo that…

Tim GreenJuly 6, 2017

Amazon thinks there are not enough messaging apps in the world. Why?

MEF personal data session @ Money 20/20: eight take-aways to chew on

On Device Research insight: the rise and rise of rewarded mobile video ads

Video: MEF members at Money 20/20 – DOCOMO Digital targets the sharing economy

One billion Windows 10 users: Grahame Riddell on Microsoft’s grand DCB vision

Chat app wars: Apple turned iMessage into a business platform

Video: MEF members at Money 20/20 – Ubiquity on messaging for banks and beyond…

A view from Money 20/20: the 50 year battle to rid banking of humans

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