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David Birch provides content, advice and commentary on the rapidly changing world of digital financial services. Read his articles below.
SIBOS, ECPA & Payments Association EU Conferences
Wow, what a busy week it's been here at 15Mb! 4 speaking engagements, 3 conferences and plane journeys, 2 countries and 1 very tired David Birch 🙂 SIBOS is an annual global financial services conference taking place at a different location each year. What with the...
Payment Leader’s Summit & Pay360 Awards!
A super busy day in London yesterday for David Birch who started the day over at Syon Park with his Consult Hyperion hat on at the Payment Leader's Summit where he first had a Fireside chat with his good friend, Nathalie Oestmann entitled: 'Payments in the Metaverse:...
Forbes: Solution Looking For A Problem? Digital ID Solves A Million Of Them
When it comes to exploring new technologies, it is common to hear the phrase “a solution looking for a problem” thrown around the boardroom. And, of course, in many cases this is an entirely valid criticism of the pointless and redundant application of a new bit of...
Transunion: Future Summit 2022
David Birch spoke about identity and the data economy today during his closing keynote over at County Hall, London for the Transunion Future Summit 2022: Pursuing Growth in the Next Normal. So far, the 2020s have been unpredictable, volatile, disruptive and unsettling...
Ubisecure: Let’s Talk About Digital Identity podcast
In episode 75 David Birch discusses digital currencies with host Oscar Santolalla – the differences between digital currency and cryptocurrency, the role in which identity plays in digital currency and the importance on identity verification within digital currencies....
The First Credit Bureau Conference in Kazakhstan
Last week, David Birch was in Kazakhstan at First Credit Bureau's Conference: Persona Non Data. David gave a presentation on Digital Identity and the Data Economy. Open Banking to Open Finance to Open Data Data is everything these days. Globally, the trend towards...
Fintech Power 50 – AGAIN!
We're celebrating! David Birch has been nominated AGAIN as an official power influencer in the Fintech Power 50! David Birch Official Power 50 Influencer 2022 'The Fintech Power 50 is an annual guide to the most influential, innovative and powerful figures in the...
What the **** is the metaverse?
And why should financial institutions, or for that matter any other businesses, care about the metaverse? I've seen so many different descriptions of the new cyberspace for work, rest and play over the last few months that it's really unclear to me what most people...
New Zealand – Digital Identity & Payments
This week, David Birch has been in New Zealand delivering roundtables, presentations and workshops to banks, Digital Identity NZ and Payments NZ. His presentation on "Identity in the Metaverse" to the lovely people who attended Digital Identity NZ's roundtable was a...
Huawei Intelligent Finance Summit 2022, Singapore
This week, David Birch was speaking in Singapore where he delivered a presentation during the Future of Finance Session at the Huawei Intelligent Finance Summit 2022. David's session was entitled "New Finance in the Metaverse Era" and it covered: What exactly is the...
Fintechs in London this week
David Birch was in London for 2 events this week: Fintech Week London and a Private Dinner announcing the launch of Enfuce in the UK! At Fintech Week London with his Consult Hyperion hat on, David gave a talk entitled "Money in the Metaverse": On stage at London...
Berlin: Merchant Payments Ecosystem
Last week David Birch was in Berlin representing Consult Hyperion again at the 15th Merchant Payments Ecosystem (MPE) - Europe's largest payment acceptance conference & community. Here is a video of Dave hosting the Closing Session with panellists Reinhard Hoell...
New York, Toronto, Paris Fintech Forum
Another busy week for David Birch who was in New York for a few days after Identiverse and then caught up with a client in Toronto, taking part in some strategy sessions with their senior team. Secret meeting of the Identity Illuminati captured by hidden photographer...
Identiverse 2022
David Birch has been at Identiverse, Denver this week, he will be on stage in the Aurora Ballroom tomorrow speaking about Identity and the Metaverse! https://twitter.com/dgwbirch/status/1539367189505052672?s=20&t=oAWWQvQM7NTJniLmu5OhJw David Birch has been at...
Apple Moves Into Open Banking
You can learn a lot about someone by looking at their bank account. Apple has stepped into Open Banking in the UK by acquiring Credit Kudos. This is one of the startups that uses transaction data and machine learning to create very accurate credit ratings. They...
Money 20/20 Europe
One of the biggest Fintech events of the year, Money 20/20 Europe, took place this week in Amsterdam and of course David Birch was there on stage, recording podcasts, being interviewed, in meetings and generally taking it all in! On stage at Money 20/20 Talking at...
Jet-setting to Spain & Greece
On Monday, David Birch headed off to Marbella, Spain with his Consult Hyperion hat on for Open Banking World Congress where David gave a live interview and introduced the fabulous all female panel of Conny Dorrestijn | Advisor & Founding Partner - BankiFi, Bianca...
PayEd – Payments in Education workshops
This week, Dave was in Australia hosting two workshops for PayEd - Payments in Education, one in Melbourne, hosted by Novatti, and another in Sydney, hosted by AusPayNet, entitled "Tokens, Transactions & Tribes: Exploring the Future of Payments". Dave in action in...
Liminal Executive Identity Summit
Last week, Dave joined other world identity experts in California for Liminal's invitation-only, executive leadership event committed to digital identity innovation and exploration. Hosted in La Jolla, CA, the summit convened an exclusive group of founders,...
Apple ID, not Apple Pay, will be the gamechanger
We’re all familiar with Apple Pay and Google Pay and how much easier (and more secure) they make online payments, but if Apple or Google really want to replace my wallet, that means that they have to replace my driving licence, my loyalty cards, my rail discount pass,...
London & The Payment Leader’s Summit
Dave has spent most of the week in London this week at various meetings and presenting at The Payment Leader's Summit with his Consult Hyperion hat on where he moderated a panel discussion entitled: Future of Digital Currency alongside Paul Staples of HSBC and Paul...