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Quarter of Card Payments Contactless in UK

Fresh figures from the UK Cards Association shows that a quarter of card payments are now contactless in the UK. With 325 million purchases made using contactless debit and credit cards in November 2016, this accounted for 25% of all card payments. Contactless payments are growing rapidly in popularity as it was only in August 2016 that the 20% barrier was

Kickstarter Accountability – Part II

 Following on from my post last week about the role of patron at Kickstarter, NPR has run a piece called, "When A Kickstarter Campaign Fails, Does Anyone Get The Money Back?" This appears to have nudged Kickstarter into responding with a blog post, "Accountability on Kickstarter." I suggest that you read or listen to NPR's show before reading Kickstarter's reply but

You are a Patron at Kickstarter

I like Kickstarter. It's a world full of promise, where great ideas vie for money. I've pledged for a handful of projects, most of which met their funding targets and of those, all delivered on their promises. A few of the products weren't as I expected but who hasn't bought something that they later regretted? For sure, it's not always

GNC #663 Back in the Saddle

Yes I am back… Back in the Saddle with my first change to the show format. Quantity does not always equal quality one of the first change I am implementing on the show is more quality versus quantity. I have been jamming more and more into the show. That change starts in today’s show where I refuse to rush, even