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Industry views: New mobile tech and trends

Recent hardware releases from some of the most influential players in the mobile ecosystem have introduced the latest wave of mobile and IoT technology with some eye catching features focusing on privacy, security and new ways for consumer’s to use their phones. Google unveiled their 2nd generation of Pixel phones…

MEFOctober 12, 2017

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That Google HTC deal: Seven big questions answered

Why has Google bought HTC when it only just sold Motorola? Does it make money from hardware now? What happened to ads and search? And whatever will Samsung think? Tim Green chews over some of these questions following the week’s big M&A news… By now, you’ll have heard the news.…

Tim GreenSeptember 26, 2017

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Really nearly? The augmented reality era could start next week

Insiders say the new iPhone will make a big feature of augmented reality. So, a decade after the tech first emerged, is this really the start the AR age? Tim Green offers his thoughts... Ten years ago I got my first glimpse of augmented reality. An Austrian company, Wikitude, demonstrated…

Tim GreenSeptember 7, 2017

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Scan do: The rise and fall and (possible) rise of QR codes

For a decade, the QR code was the 'nearly' tech. But then WeChat came along. Chinese consumers re-invented the QR code for making payments. Now, the world's 'EMV' card giants have made a big commitment to the tech, as Tim Green explains... Back in the days when I was pretending…

Tim GreenAugust 31, 2017

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Apple, the FT and the death of iPad digital editions

Last week, the FT ended its six year spat with Apple and put a native app back inside iTunes. So is that the end of web apps, and a victory for Apple? Not at all, says Tim Green... Six years ago, the FT fell out with Apple. Its app was…

Tim GreenAugust 24, 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

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

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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

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Money 2020: are banks finally ready to get personal?

Could accessing your banking info ever be as easy as opening up a Google Map? Ahead of a MEF-sponsored panel on the personal data economy at Money 2020, Tim Green looks into the drive towards open banking APIs… Next week, the world’s financial futurologists head to Copenhagen for Money 2020.…

Tim GreenJune 19, 2017

Mobile Payments Opinions

Did you hear? Apple Pay just became a bank account (sort of)

What is going on with Apple Pay? Last week, Apple revealed a new virtual card for storing funds received from other users. So what is this? A bank account? A gift certificate? A loyalty card? Tim Green ponders what the move means for Apple, for users and for competitors... Ever…

Tim GreenJune 15, 2017

That Google HTC deal: Seven big questions answered

Really nearly? The augmented reality era could start next week

Scan do: The rise and fall and (possible) rise of QR codes

Apple, the FT and the death of iPad digital editions

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

Chat app wars: Apple turned iMessage into a business platform

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

Money 2020: are banks finally ready to get personal?

Did you hear? Apple Pay just became a bank account (sort of)

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