[p2p-research] Fwd: Article : The Future of Money: It’s Flexible, Frictionless and (Almost) Free

[Ryan Lanham]

This makes complete sense and where I thought PayPal would have taken us 10
years ago.

Bad news for American Express, MasterCard and Visa...but still central
system approaches.  There is not way for people to P2P exchange value except
cash.  I suspect you will have complex code stations that download coupons
onto iPhone/Android like devices that do that, but you've still got to go to
the central switch.

Ryan


On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 6:39 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:

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>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson at gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 5:29 PM
> Subject: Article : The Future of Money: It’s Flexible, Frictionless and
> (Almost) Free
> To: sustainable_solidarity at yahoogroups.com, hc_ecology at yahoogroups.com,
> gtmonnaie at gtmonnaie.be
>
>
> in english, on wired magazine
>
> http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/02/ff_futureofmoney/all/1
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jean-Luc Roux
> Date: 2010/3/28
> Subject: Le futur des échanges de monnaies
> To: Jean-Luc Roux
>
>
> Voir article paru dans WIRED Mar 2010
>
> Les systèmes de paiements échappent progressivement aux banques
> et cartes magnétiques (crédit card) pour devenir virtuel et quasi
> totalement
> gratuite. L'avancée qui est faite pourrait réduire encore plus la frontière
> entre
> monnaies officielles, complémentaires et libres.
>
> http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/02/ff_futureofmoney/all/1
>
> Bonne lecture
>
> Jean-Luc
>
> Ex:
>  *The New Ways
> to Pay*
>  The credit card is in decline. Here are a few hints of what might replace
> it. *— D.R.*
>
>
>  **
>
>   *Twitpay*
>
> Type a friend’s Twitter handle, a dollar amount, and twitpay to transfer
> funds to their PayPal account.
>  *Zong*
>
> Instead of entering credit card information anew for every online purchase,
> users fill in their phone number and the charge shows up on their monthly
> bill.
>  *Square*
>
> The latest from Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, this 3/4-inch cube turns any
> iPhone into a credit card reader.
>  *GetGiving*
>
> This mobile app uses PayPal to enable charities to accept small donations
> without the usual exorbitant credit card transaction fees.
>  *Hub Culture*
>
> Travelers can avoid the hassle and fees of swapping dollars for euros by
> transacting in virtual currency in this international network of
> workstations.
>
>
>
>
>
> --
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> thank: http://www.asianforesightinstitute.org/index.php/eng/The-AFI
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