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Skeuomorphism waves goodbye forever?

The definition of skeuomorphism is…

… the design concept of making items represented resemble their real-world counterparts. Skeuomorphism is commonly used in many design fields, including user interface (UI) and Web design, architecture…
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The fundamental problem facing Apple Pay

With Apple’s recent announcement to offer Apple Pay checkout on Safari, much has been said about the game changing impact this will have on online payments. In almost all the publicity this move by Apple has garnered, very little attention has been paid to…

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A Fistful of Cards…

There are a huge amount of features and functions within Onefill, our shopping app for banking customers. A lot of these elements could conflict with each other if we just dumped them all in, with no consideration of the hierarchical structure of each page. I therefore decided a simple card…

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Mobile Wallet as the next platform

Have you ever left a blog or article open in a tab for weeks, maybe even months, digesting it and trying to understand what it really means? The kind of blog that’s typically written by someone much smarter than you, and that challenges some of your base assumptions?

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15 million reasons why engagement matters

Congratulations to Tally on its recent funding round:

San Francisco-based Tally Technologies raised $15 million in Series A venture funding to launch an app that promises to help people maintain good credit while avoiding fees…
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More kudos to TD and Moven!

It’s always nice to get validation

I wrote congratulating TD and Moven on May 3:

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Cognitive Disassociation

I was reading this very useful analysis of Mobile Wallets by Peter Olynick on Bank Innovation (my go to for the best and current information on FinTech and Banking Innovation). My highlights of the article:

So what will be the killer app for mobile wallets…
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How banks are failing to uphold their end of the bargain

and what that means for their future

One of the most consistent findings being reported on banking and fintech is the lack of trust that millennials have in their bank.

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Calling BS on MasterPass Adoption

I read with interest a release about Fifth Third Bank promoting its MasterPass engagement. One statement stood out:

Fifth Third customers that use Android devices will be the first to use this service at more than one million contactless payment…
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Peak notification is coming

Remember when you first saw that little red app badge appear on your iOS device? How cool was that? That first notification from the bank, for example, telling you something important — like your finance application was approved, or you’d reached your daily spend limit.

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