D.DAY | A Changing Narrative: From Hacking to Storytelling
Boris Moshkovits and me started a new event series called d.day, which we kicked-off at Soho House Berlin in March 2014. d.day is about conquering new territories of thought and action in our digital age. As the digitalization of all human interactions continues to change our perception of the world, d.day brings together thought leaders and…
A new digital ecology is evolving, and humans are being left behind
Incomprehensible computer behaviors have evolved out of high-frequency stock trading, and humans aren’t sure why. Eventually, it could start affecting high-tech warfare, too. We spoke with a researcher at University of Miami who thinks humans will be outpaced by a new “machine ecology.” For all intents and purposes, this genesis of this new world began…
We’ve underestimated the power of social networks: they will change the world
“We have underestimated the impact of quality social networks,” says Ciarán O’Leary, partner at Venture Capital firm Earlybird. “We used to kill each other because we didn’t know what was going on elsewhere, so would buy into Russia or the US being portrayed as evil. But in a connected world with global friends, we’re not going…
Book: Trusting Mobile Payment Services
My new book on “Trusting Mobile Payment Services” has just been published in German. In the book I analyze the role of trust within the development and establishment phase of mobile payment services. Even if the form of payment instruments has constantly changed in the past, the demand on its trustability has never changed. Based…
The Experiential Future Of Payment
“Fly Me to the Moon” is a short video developed by APF member Heather Schlegel for the financial transaction company, SWIFT. On the surface, it explores the future for electronic payments. Beyond that, it explores how concepts of trust, identity, ease, convenience and technology will interact with money in the future. It is told with…
