Innovation Blog

Banking on Telecoms – It’s All Zeros and Ones

Friday, April 24, 2009 | Posted by: Brian Maguire
Categories: Business, Technology | Tags: technology, innovators, broadband, financial innovation, starbucks, telecoms, voip, mobile financial services, 3-d imaging, global banking

Data is about to drive some of the biggest mergers and acquisitions the global markets have ever seen. Some banks are preparing for a breathtaking integration of telecom delivery channels which will leave their competitors gasping for growth.

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G20’s Fiscal Illusion – Refunding the Louisiana Purchase

Thursday, April 02, 2009 | Posted by: Brian Maguire
Categories: Business | Tags: innovation, regulation, financial innovation, the ascent of money, niall ferguson, turner review, derivatives, alastair darling, louisiana purchase

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Niall Ferguson, Scotland’s finest export since steel, recently wrote that the development of credit and debt is: “as important as any technological innovation in the rise of civilization, from ancient Babylon to present-day Hong Kong.” Glasgow born Ferguson, a financial historian and Harvard professor, has delighted television audiences with his pithy presentation of The Ascent of Money. Despite all the monumental fiscal calamities he details, a recurring message is “We never really learn”.

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