by Steve Atkins

Be aware. Unsolicited PR emailings are ‘spam’.

This is an interesting topic and its for those of you out there who send out press releases using an editor mailing database. You know who you are. It’s become ‘business-as-usual’ for many corporate PR departments (and more PR agencies that we’d like to acknowledge) to act as if this is ‘just-how-you-do-what-you-do’. Sadly – it’s… Read More

by Steve Atkins

Against Biometric ID cards?

As of October 2009, Sir Joseph Pilling is acting as the UK’s Identity Commissioner, an ‘independent’ voice to oversee the UK National Identity Service. The Identity Commissioner’s first report that was published for public viewing last week, outlines his findings so far and plans for 2010 of which include assessing the awareness of citizens and the business community; physical… Read More

by Steve Atkins

Turkish delight

It’s no surprise that Turkey has grabbed a considerable share of payments headlines over the years. Long before contactless technology was on the agenda, the nation was already the torchbearer for EMV smart cards, multi-application technology and a truly innovative approach to customer loyalty programs and the place to see it all in action. Without… Read More

by Steve Atkins

Krowning Glory at the 2009 Monkeys

Following a year in which there has been a raft of new contactless deployments and a number of banks have renewed their commitment to the technology, the Krowne Online Broadcast Network (KOBN) has celebrated the achievements of those organizations that have done the most to make contactless technology a reality. KOBN’s Contactless-intelligence.tv (C-ITV) channel presented… Read More