We are an independent IT consultancy with more than 21 years experience of advising government, financial organisations, telecoms operators and their suppliers how to exploit new technology for payments, identity management, ticketing and other electronic transactions services. We are currently advising organisations around the world on contactless payments, near-field communications (NFC), identity cards, mobile money transfers and migration strategies for MIFARE based ticketing systems.
Digital Money Forum registration open
The 13th annual Consult Hyperion Digital Money Forum -- sponsored by Visa Europe with support from ACI Worldwide and Olswang, together with content partner CGAP --will be held at the Guoman Charing Cross Hotel in London on 10th-11th March 2010.
Visa Europe is the
...more
Cheque it out
The news that the Payments Council has voted to end cheque clearing in 2018 led to considerable media comment and speculation about future payment technologies. Dave Birch of Consult Hyperion was invited on to a couple of BBC television shows to discuss the issues. On the BBC's Breakfast show, Dave pointed
...more
Trailblazer
Dave Birch of Consult Hyperion was awarded the Trailblazer Award for 2009 at ID World in Milan.
The ID People Awards are given each year to "outstanding members of the international ID community" who have distinguished themselves in terms of
...more
Smart ticketing
The Department of Transport (DfT) has released its report on "The benefits and costs of a national smart ticketing infrastructure". The report, prepared by Detica with support from Consult Hyperion, and released 14th September 2009, is available to download from the Department for Transport website here: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/policy/nationalsmartticketing/ and is
...more
OECD Webcast
Consult Hyperion were retained by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in Paris to prepare a paper on regulatory issues in mobile banking, noting the complex relationship between choices made in technical architectures and the options for industry structures that result. This work is input to the Joint
...more