Tomorrow's Transactions blog

  • Taxi for cash!

    By Consult Hyperion posted 24/05/2013 at 18:31. Write a comment

    Why are efficient electronic payments subsidising inefficient non-electronic ones?

  • Trash-talking cash

    By Consult Hyperion posted 03/05/2013 at 16:18. 1 comment

    Will you shut up about cash for goodness' sake. Give those people a break.

  • Peak cash

    By Consult Hyperion posted 02/05/2013 at 13:00. 3 comments

    The principal function of cash in developed economies is no longer to support commerce, but to support crime.

  • Decline and fall guy

    By Consult Hyperion posted 17/04/2013 at 06:49. 11 comments

    They tried to make me use cash. But it didn't work.

  • Forget the “merchant indifference test” and get on with eliminating cash

    By Consult Hyperion posted 12/04/2013 at 15:17. 2 comments

    There are no longer any good excuses. The €100, €200 and €500 bills should be phased out, starting now.

  • Black (& Decker) and blue

    By Consult Hyperion posted 01/04/2013 at 16:37. 1 comment

    Some people seem to be able to get round money laundering rules. Soccer players and criminals, for example.

  • Money is dirty, but so are we!

    By Consult Hyperion posted 28/03/2013 at 10:59. 5 comments

    Yes, cash is filthy. But so is mobile cash.

  • Feeling excluded?

    By Consult Hyperion posted 25/03/2013 at 14:07. 3 comments

    While technology may appear to exclude older people from payments in some instances, solutions such as ‘helper cards’ and even biometrics can help to make life easier as we grow older.

  • Should we tax electronic money?

    By Consult Hyperion posted 04/03/2013 at 17:08. Write a comment

    The unbanked, trapped in the cash economy, pay the stealth tax on notes and coins. Is it fair that they should pay the not-to-stealthy tax their electronic replacements?

  • Still dreaming of a cashless future

    By Consult Hyperion posted 28/02/2013 at 12:39. 1 comment

    Like the forecasts of flying cars, world peace and England getting to another World Cup final, the predictions of a cashless future have a history of failure. Find out about it at the Tomorrow's Transaction Forum.

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