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19 MAY 2013

Card & Payments World is the well respected international newsletter providing in depth information on mobile, card and online payments and this is our daily news and resource site for subscribers who also receive 11 printed newsletters a year and three glossy magazines.

While the main emphasis of Card & Payments World is on payments we also cover transit, ID and security, loyalty, RFID, prepaid and advanced technology trends but always with the emphasis on the business case.

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Book Reviews

Tuesday, 05 February 2013 12:57
The Economic Imperative: Leisure and Imagination in the 21st Century It is rare for someone to discuss economics and leisure concurrently. Economics is about analysis of spending patterns, making money, doing business, high finance, allocating resources and achieving world dominance. Leisure is what you do when there is nothing else to do. Author John Zerilli disagrees.
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Thursday, 17 January 2013 10:20
Dodd-Frank Act could lead to new financial crisis Warning from academic on 8,800 page US law
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Tuesday, 01 June 2010 09:10
Vision India 2020 by Sramana Mitra It is predicted that ten years from now India will be the world leader in everything from technology innovation to state-of-the-art railways, solar energy and film animation. It is unfolding as a major card business, not just for payments, but also for identity and government services.
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Thursday, 15 April 2010 15:26
Global Crises, Global Solutions An economic perspective on the question of aid. Review of Global Crises, Global Solutions, edited by Bjorn Lomborg.
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NFC - Within touching distance?

Opinions are mixed as to the potential of NFC for payments beyond fast food and transit. Neal Michie of NFC specialist Helixion argues that, although the technology is not quite there yet, real world deployments are getting very close.
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Tuesday, 05 February 2013

The Economic Imperative: Leisure and Imagination in the 21st Century
It is rare for someone to discuss economics and leisure concurrently. Economics is about analysis of spending patterns, making money, doing business, high finance, allocating resources and achieving world dominance.
Leisure is what you do when there is nothing else to do.

Author John Zerilli disagrees.
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