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xxx “Banks face a raft of new regulation over the next 2-3 years with identification and verification at their heart. This includes the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), the fourth EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and provisions around open banking.” via DIGITAL IDENTITY: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES? – PaymentsContinue reading “DIGITAL IDENTITY: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES? – Payments Cards & Mobile”

xxx Why tout a private, distributed-ledger currency as an agent of liberation when it amounts to a complicated, software-backed, company-town store? From Cryptocurrency Might be a Path to Authoritarianism – The Atlantic xxx

A decade ago I remember writing that one of the problems with QR codes is that there is no security. Some years later I wrote an article pointing out that NFC ought to be safer than QR codes because NFC included a standard for digitally-signing tags (although I did also note that no-one used it)Continue reading “At last, NDEF with pics”

xxx “Apple Pay Cash will be slow to take off for next 5 yrs (under $20M TPV 2018). The REAL Apple Pay future will be in app, and in browser.” Apple Pay Cash – Get A+ – Noyes Payments Blog xxx

xxx “On April 19, Guangzhou police unveiled an identity authentication app that enables citizens to prove their identities via their mobile phones. To date, the city has authorized 20 offices to help citizens register for the service. Once they register, they can use facial recognition technology, available via the app, to prove their identities wheneverContinue reading “Guangdong police release nation’s first ID authentication app”

xxx “Clarence Barron, owner of the Wall Street Journal and founder of the financial magazine that bears his name, realized Ponzi must have been a huckster and went on the offensive. While Barron conceded that there probably was a way for a person to make a small amount of quick cash on the postal replyContinue reading “Who Was Ponzi & What Was His Scheme? | Mental Floss”

banning cryptography didn’t stop the bad guys (i.e., us) when they had cod, it’s not going to stop them now they have chips British Trawler Coventry City passes Icelandic Coast Guard vessel Albert off the Westfjords in 1958 during the 1st Cod War. Given British Prime Minister Theresa May’s remarks about the “internet giants” allowing safe harbourContinue reading “Cods and chips”

xxx “Say you’re driving down the road and see a car crash. Of course you look. Everyone looks. The internet interprets behavior like this to mean everyone is asking for car crashes, so it tries to supply them.” ‘The Internet Is Broken’: @ev Is Trying to Salvage It – The New York Times xxx

xxx “While the blockchain originally sought a foothold in financial services, and digital currencies attracted early attention from investors, now interest in using the technology in the public sector is growing.” Land grab: Governments may be big backers of the blockchain | The Economist xxx

xxx “In all, applicants that the government deems suspicious would be required to disclose (PDF) their previous passport numbers, five years of social media handles, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses.” Trump administration rolls out social media vetting of visa applicants | Ars Technica How will the US government know that the Lord Tantamount Horseposture who keptContinue reading “Trump administration rolls out social media vetting of visa applicants | Ars Technica”