Visa Tokens hit 4 Billion to surpass the number of physical cards in circulation
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Everything gets digitised and credit cards are no exception, but now VISA has issued more tokens than physical cards in a new milestone. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, ...
Mastercard says all its merchants will soon be able to accept crypto
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Money and money networks are all changing, and that means companies need to stay current, move with the times, and in Mastercards case explore new opportunities. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential...
Major european banks get serious about building a Mastercard and Visa rival
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Today it seems we have America, China, and then “the others” – increasingly Europe wants to change that narrative … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. The European Payments Initiative (EPI), a...
Scientists turned the human body into a data network to advance cyber security
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Security and especially cyber security are all going to need new technologies to keep people and systems safe, and this new “human network” is yet another example of human ingenuity in action. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with...
New peer to peer EV charging system means you’ll never run out of juice
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Range anxiety, the worry that your electric vehicle will run out of charge and leave you stranded, is a real thing, this could help solve that. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. As electric vehicles become more popular...
Apple’s becoming a bank by the back door
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Increasingly Apple wants to be your wallet, your payment provider, and maybe one day your bank of choice, but if they do “become a bank” then it’s unlikely it’ll be like anything like we’ve ever seen before It’s been rumoured for nearly five years,...
