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THE TECHNOLOGICAL FUTURE OF MONEY A STUDY ON THE TECHNOLOGICAL EXPONENTS OF CHANGE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MONEY

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the technological future of

Moneya study on the technological exponents of change shaping the future of Money

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Envisioning is an independent research foundation based in Brasil.

Our global team of academics, hackers and designers study technology to understand

accelerating change.

We share our work with our own tools, methodology and design.

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This briefing on the future of money is the

first in a series of explorations on the future

of global systems; including industries,

sectors and economies.

Starting our research on the technology of

money is a matter of timing: we believe an

industry-toppling, government -shifting,

sector-disrupting revolution is underway.

Think Napster, but bigger. Much bigger.

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Indeed, hiding in plain sight, money is a

technology. As a human invention, it is no different

than passports, agriculture or space flight, and

like networks and computers, it obeys the same

accelerating laws ( ).

From beads to gold, it has changed shape, and

from changing hands to routing data, the transfer

of money has accelerated, expanded & multiplied.

Today, this ancient technology is transforming

society’s concept of power and how it is held.

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While governments are facing coalescing

citizens and the financial industry

is perpetually covering its ass. Yet,

technologies and their communities have

flourished as digitized money flows freely

through their networks.

Internet-born currencies, network-only

banks and HFT algorithms have become free

agents operating at breakneck speeds with

no regard to existing laws or powers.

The playing field is not just leveling, it is

changing.

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Our fractured financial landscape shows no sign of

moving toward more order.

In the following pages, we identify individual

technologies that are shifting power between

long-siloed entities of institutions, networks and

individuals.

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These power shifts are well underway.

Banks and governments know they are losing

their grip on customers and citizens.

Technology shows no sign of slowing down.

This leaves us perpetually future-shocked, trying

to grapple with narrower slices of understanding.

This is our attempt to explain what is happening.

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The future of money looks nothing like its past. Handling money today feels like faxing when you could be texting: it works, but is a mind-boggling, convoluted and antiquated process.

Banks create scarcity by centralizing money. This scarcity is artificial.

A wealth of startups and communities are working around the limitations of money-as-a-system by developing technology-backed alternative currencies. Reputation systems, attention economies, digital currencies are all inventive solutions to measure value in decentralized economies.

With the notable exception of cryptocurrencies, virtually all existing currency systems are the result of a shared belief in the currency system itself. Some systems claim their value through fiat (Euro), others through commodity (silver), but they all share a single, centralized belief, be it in the future prosperity of the EU, or the utility of silver.

Decentralized currency systems have the freedom of being entirely unpredictable and detached from convention. Bitcoins and their value are derived over time from a computational mathematical function. Ripple creates financial capital from a monetary honor system. The future of decentralized currency is fast, unpredictable and ruthless.

fall of fiat

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attention econoMies With the internet’s persistence, the attention of an individual is becoming a scarce and increasingly valuable commodity. When attention is paid, spent, given, taken – or transacted – it becomes influence, which then develops as capital. Social media has developed the first mechanisms for quantifying it – tweets, likes, comments, reblogs, etc.

timebanking

Timebanking is a means of exchange used to organise people and organisations around a purpose, where time is the principal currency. For every hour participants ‘deposit’ in a timebank, perhaps by giving practical help and support to others, they are able to ‘withdraw’ equivalent support in time when they themselves are in need. In each case the participant decides what they can offer. Everyone’s time is equal, so one hour of my time is equal to one hour of your time, irrespective of whatever we choose to exchange. Because timebanks are just systems of exchange, they can be used in an almost endless variety of settings.

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reputation econoMies The reputation of an individual or an institution can be easily measured and assessed online. As the network, in the form of social media, provides more opportunities for individual influence through comments, reviews and likes, it provides more context, cause and character for decision-making. This creates accountability and transparency and ultimately drives individuals and institutions to be good.

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Klout

Klout measures individual influence based on the ability to drive action across the social web. Any person can connect their social network accounts and Klout will generate a score out of 100. Klout also provides people with opportunities to shape and be recognized for their influence.

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peer-to-peer econoMies Peer-to-peer economies occur when the production, transaction and consumption of goods happen between individuals, not companies. Peer-to-peer economies are not new, but the internet has allowed more people to connect and trade, leading to an expansion of currencies (time, attention, resources, influence) and the platforms through which they are traded.

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Bondsy

Bondsy is a smartphone application for friends to trade things you can’t put a price on. When you aren’t forced to pay with money, things get a lot more interesting. You are more comfortable transacting with friends. It’s important to highlight: everything is private on Bondsy. Pricetags are freeform, so you can ask for anything in return. When you want something, tap ‘Grab’ and make an offer.

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new rules for the new econoMy (1998)wired founder Kevin Kelly spoke about the future value

of connectivity at a time most pundits still debated whether the internet would ever take off.

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digital currencies In a normal banking system, the value of money is chipped away by several middlemen before it gets to the end user. Digital currencies are powered by the network – they are decentralised and peer-to-peer, making them powerfully frictionless. Cryptocurrencies rely on cryptography and a proof-of-work scheme (‘mining’ by using supercomputers to decipher hashed algorithms). They are generally capped and have no inflation to maintain scarcity and value. Identified by cryptographic keys, with an open-source client where transactions must be verified by the whole, the movement and growth of cryptocurrencies are fully transparent, traceable and anonymous.

namecoin

Namecoin is a peer-to-peer generic name/value datastore system based on Bitcoin technology. It allows you to securely register and transfer arbitrary names, no possible censorship, attach values to the names (up to 1023 bytes) and trade and transact namecoins, the digital currency NMC.

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Ven currency

Ven is a digital social currency used to share, buy, sell and trade in the world of Hub Culture and beyond. The value of Ven floats against other currencies and the price is based on a basket of currencies, commodities and carbon futures.

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Mt.gox

Mt.Gox is the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange, handling a majority by volume of currency exchanges involving the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Mt.Gox was established in 2009 as a trading card exchange, but rebranded itself in 2010 as a Bitcoin business and quickly became a dominant player in the field of Bitcoin exchanges.

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin is the first practical implementation of a cryptocurrency. Though more than half of all Bitcoins have already been mined since its creation in 2009, it will take until 2140 for the last one to be found.

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litecoin

Bitcoins are so often viewed as an electronic gold with Litecoins be seen as silver. It was now time to be seen. Fact is, the electronic currencies in recent years are coming in strong. The total value of the crypto-currency is currently at 38 million U.S. dollars. Litecoins eliminate several shortcomings of Bitcoins: The authentication time a payment is only two and a half minutes – about a quarter of the average response time of the Bitcoin network. The mining algorithm is Scrypt, so users can use standard PC hardware to mining. And the total volume of all Litecoin ever available is 84 million, which represents a four-fold the maximum volume of Bitcoin.

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decentralized currencies With the notable exception of cryptocurrencies, virtually all existing currency systems are the result of a shared belief in the currency system itself. Some systems claim their value through fiat (Euro), others through commodity (silver), but they all share a single, centralized belief, be it in the future prosperity of the EU, or the utility of silver.

Decentralized currency systems have the freedom of being entirely unpredictable and detached from convention. Bitcoin value is derived from a computational mathematical function over time. Ripple creates financial capital from a monetary honor system based on existing trust between social network users. The future of decentralized currency is fast, unpredictable and ruthless.

lamassu

Bitcoin ATM. Insert cash, get Bitcoins. Accepts notes from over 200 countries.

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4 the end of Money (2012) david wolman cleverly describes a future where cash is rapidly disappearing as well as the technologies that are prone to take its place.envi.si/1eotUYl

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Share these f indings withesteemed colleagues & sworn enemiesWe see a rapidly accelerating world and want to empower influencers from all sides to join the conversation.

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Computers were conceived as mainframes but morphed into laptops, desktops, smartphones and tablets within a generation. Financial technology is still tethered to its past.

Fintech needs to let go if they want to compete with the network. Emerging technologies are handing banking powers to networked individuals – they can leverage funds collectively and manage their finances intelligently.

Sharing personal financial information with third-party services in a secure, selective and predictable manner will enable customers to play a more active role in their managing of money. Digital money will be conceived as a system of deeply interconnected and interdependent agents, open to anyone or anything.

The future of fintech is horizontal, not vertical. Platforms, not mainframes. Porous interfaces, not monolithic surfaces. Empowering, not controlling. Small (personal) data, not only big (collective) data.

bankingas a layer

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BanKing apis Application Programming Interfaces specify how software components interact with each other, and in banking, it allows third-party applications to connect to the consumer’s account. Combining technology, design and user-experience principles, new banking applications can remove complexity and offer simple – yet powerful and intuitive – products and services. These can range from support for the visually impaired, to creating dialogue around transactions, to personal financial management packages. Ultimately, this gives consumers greater engagement and command of their financial life.

62% of surveYed Bank customers

say they prefer online banking

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the open Bank project

The Open Bank Project is an open source API and App store for banks that empowers financial institutions to securely and rapidly enhance their digital offerings using an ecosystem of 3rd party applications and services.

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gocardless

GoCardless is a UK-based service that allows smaller merchants to easily set up interbank transfers for customers.

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online-only BanKs A model conceived in the mid-90s for lower operational costs. This enables higher interest rates, lower fees and minimum requirements. Based online, they can problem-solve and innovate easily with technology – deposits are done via smartphone photos and customer service is available immediately through online chatting. This model will prevail over traditional banking.

holvi

Holvi replaces your bank account with a service that offers a smart checking account for group activities. The account and budget is shared by your whole team, offering full transparency. Full bank payments can be made, both in and out. Uniquely a very wide range of information can be attached to all payments. This means accounting and money management happens completely automatically. Finally, you can easily collect money to support your activity.

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simple

Simple (formerly Bank Simple) is creating a better interface for banking through the web and mobile apps. In partnership with financial institutions which will hold the actual deposits, Simple is focusing on improving customer experience and simplifying the banking process by unifying all accounts into one, accessible through a bank card.

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open data analytics As technology enables more real-time access to more data, there is more opportunity for analysis and improved decision-making. A raft of applications have emerged to evaluate transaction patterns, anticipate outcomes, refine goals and monitor progress. Individuals will be able to measure themselves against large swaths of the population and have a clearer understanding of their position. Soon, personal finance decisions, especially those relating to income, spending and debt, will only be made by first consulting applications.

Mint

Mint.com is a free online personal finance service. It automatically pulls bank, credit card, mortgage, loan and investment transactions from over 7,500 US financial institutions daily — giving users an up-to-date view of their money with no data entry, import or synching required. It categorizes all transactions, showing users how much they spend on gas, groceries, restaurants, and more; their bank, credit card and investment account balances; the amount of interest they’re earning/paying, etc.

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check

Check (formerly Pageonce) is an award-winning app that stays on top of your bills & money for you, so you never miss a bill or get hit with overdraft & late fees again. Just set it up once and the app goes work – proactively staying on top of your bills and monitoring your bank accounts and credit cards, all in one place. When bills are due or funds are low, the app will let you know so you’re never caught off guard.

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Moven

Moven is a mobile money service that helps you spend, save, and live smarter. You can load, transfer, spend, and track your money using your mobile device. Its tools provide you with instant feedback on your transactions and spending patterns.

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serVice-driVen autoMation The rise of online banking platforms has opened up a new world of financial management services. Technology has put automation and control into the consumers’ hands, enabling them to program, monitor, verify and manage their financial profile to a precise degree. One example: if my income is above X this month, transfer Y% of X to my savings account. It can also include credit monitoring, fraud detection, synchronized billing and invoicing, push notifications.

stride

Stride is a fresh take on sales tracking. Traditional Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems are complex, clunky and built for full-time salespeople. Stride strips the sales process down to its essence, making it accessible to the everyday user. With clean deal tracking and high-level metrics, Stride shifts the focus to simplicity.

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stripe

Stripe is the easiest way to accept credit and debit card payments online. With Stripe, you can create exactly the payment experience you want in your website or mobile app, and we handle everything from security to daily transfers to your bank account. Stripe is a simple, developer-friendly way to accept payments online. They believe that enabling transactions on the web is a problem rooted in code, not finance, and they want to help put more websites in business.

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BanK 3.0 (2013)Brett King looks at the trends

redefining financial services and payments, from mobile-only banks

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open-source inVestMent algorithMs Most investment algorithms are proprietary and managed by large investment firms. Following the volatility of the financial markets and loss of confidence in its institutions, there has been a rise in platforms to drive open-source algorithms. Built by a community, are constantly adapting and evolving. They provide opportunities for traders to develop algorithms for their own needs, and quickly test new ideas in investments.

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Quantopian is building the world’s first algorithmic trading platform in your browser. It’s a tools and support give quants what they need to learn, create, test, trade – and reap the benefits of quantitative finance for themselves.

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aBundance (2012)futurist peter diamandis and science

writer steven Kotler present an appealing future where exponentially growing technologies conspire to better the lives of billions and

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Who are you? In order to make a transaction from an account, your identity must be verified. This technology is accelerating and becoming objective.

Vendors and bank tellers once asked personal questions and eyeballed handwritten signatures or 2x4 photos before moving money. Now, with single sign-ons, biometrics and intelligent hardware, you can be verified with a few keystrokes, the tap of a smartphone or a scan of your fingerprint. By accessing data at the speed of light, identification and transactions are nearly frictionless.

As networks take on the job of identification, their increasingly sophisticated algorithms will offer unprecedented accuracy and objectivity. This means more security and less fraud.

acceleratingtransactions

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11 BioMetric identification Biometrics, such as fingerprints, can be used to identify the user and authorize the transfer of funds. Often, the system uses two-factor authentication, in which the finger scan is followed by typing in a PIN (personal ID number) as usual. This provides unprecedented security and frees users from carrying identification.

paytango

Offers a point-of-sale fingerprint reader for customers. They create an account linking their fingerprint with their cards and PIN. At the POS, they just press their fingers on the reader to authenticate. This takes less than 6 seconds.

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nymi

Nymi is a bracelet that uses your unique cardiac rhythm to authenticate your identity. It will provide interaction with other devices as a token of authenticity. Opening doors, unlocking phones, inputting passwords, etc…

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developments like square and paypal readers have added

1.2 million new Businesses over the past year to the card

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contactless payMents Near field communication (NFC), location and scanning technologies on smartphones are powering contactless in-store transactions. A customer can scan a 2D barcode, tap their phone on a NFC machine, or check in with a nearby merchant to authorize transactions from linked accounts. This streamlines payment systems, reduces infrastructure and lowers costs.

single sign-on Single sign-on allows a user to log in once and gain access to multiple software systems at once. This reduces the fatigue, time spent and support needed from managing different username and password combinations, and could turn into an universal protocol that relinquishes passwords or pins.

google wallet

Google Wallet is a virtual wallet that stores payment information securely and makes paying fast both in-store and online. With Google Wallet, users can store credit, loyalty, and gift cards and make payments through MasterCard PayPass.

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the ghostof Bitcoin

polygon’s charlie hall sets out on a journey to uncover

the elusive (or pseudonymous)

satoshi nakamoto in an attempt to explain the past,

present and future of Bitcoin.

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square

Square is a solution for both merchants and consumers to pay and charge for products and services using their mobile devices. It allows customers to set up a tab and pay for their order simply with their name using a stored credit, debit, or gift card. The app supports manually entering the card details or swiping the card through the Square Reader. It also serves as a full point-of-sale system for businesses to accept payments, manage items, and share menu and location information.

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location as a layer A smartphone’s location capabilities can power verification and transactions. For example, a smartphone can be used to verify the location of a user making a transaction. This can provide context and increased security for customers – action can be taken immediately if a purchase occurs in England, but your smartphone puts you in Brazil. Further, a location services can check you into registered locations, and transactions can be made after you give the merchant your name.

MoBile credit card readers A hardware add-on for smartphones that uses their internet connection to enable credit card processing. As an alternative to traditional credit card authorisation, this offers institutions, big or small, more independence and a smaller setup cost for payment systems.

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digital wallets Software wallets today already do more than their leather counterparts; they are streamlining transactions, and moving a host of new currencies and economies. Smartphones can use scanning technology to scan 2D barcodes, NFC components to make payments, and location services to develop relationships with nearby merchants. Expect a crop of apps and services that let you store, synchronize, track and share the contents of your wallet across devices, and let you pay in a multitude of units from Google Credits, Canadian Cryptodollars to Facebook shares.

chirpify

Chirpify turns replies and comments into cash, enabling businesses and consumers to buy, sell, donate, fundraise and pay in-stream on social media. These are social, device agnostic, frictionless, in-stream, one step payments. By removing all frictions of a traditional payments or e-commerce system, Chirpify transforms social platforms from broadcast to transactional.

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uniqul

Uniqul is a provider of world’s first face recognition payment system. Customers don’t need phone or wallet to pay in the store: just being there enough. Uniqul is world’s fastest payment system. They are effectively reducing time spent on retail payments from present day 30 seconds to nearly 0 seconds.

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Balanced payments

Balanced is the first payment system designed for marketplaces from the ground up. We provide a feature-rich, fully integrated API that allows marketplaces to charge cards, escrow funds, deposit next day via ACH direct, and collect their own marketplace fees.

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two-thirds of the adult kenYan

population is using mobile-money services,

mainly to transfer money to family

members or business partners in distant

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the currency cloud

The Currency Cloud platform leverages the cloud to provide access to a multitude of payment networks, exchange rate providers, comprehensive administration, and automation for a payment’s lifecycle – from pricing and beneficiary management, through execution and receipt to settlement and reporting.

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lemon

Lemon helps you spend smarter. It turns the smartphones into a digital wallet that organizes and stores IDs, credit cards, loyalty cards, receipts, coupons and more, so can access what you need more conveniently, and are always backed up in case your wallet is lost or stolen.

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emailing money

Google is rolling out a feature in Gmail that lets you attach money in emails or chats. Using Google Wallet, a new button ($) in the Gmail compose window will allow you to easily send money as a gift or repayment.

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dwolla

Dwolla provides a free web-based software platform which allows users to send, receive, and request funds from any other user. Dwolla’s maximum transaction cost is 25 cents per transaction.

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Standing on the shoulders of technology, networked individuals can organize themselves around possibilities invisible and unreachable to institutions. These networks can look like chaotic swarms, but are intrinsically interdependent and infinitely more sophisticated than any systems diagram would have you believe.

Platforms provided by the internet have enabled the exchange of resources, from the digital to the physical, and allowed us to nurture new economies. With sustainability, utility and community in mind, there has been a decisive shift from consumption and the concept of wealth has expanded. It’s more about cause, than cash.

leveragingcrowds

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collaBoratiVe consuMption Powered by network technologies and peer communities, collaborative consumption is a new economic model geared toward developing access, not ownership. Through online platforms, consumers are able to lend, swap, barter, share and gift products on an unprecedented scale. Massive networks for social lending, car sharing and peer-to-peer travel have already established themselves as major economic forces for sustainability.

zipcar

A carsharing company providing automobile reservations to its members, billable by the hour or day. Members can reserve Zipcars online or by phone at anytime, immediately or up to a year in advance. Zipcar members have automated access to Zipcars using an access card which works with the car’s technology to unlock the door, where the keys are already located inside.

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airBnB

An online platform for individuals, generally private parties, to rent unoccupied living space and other short-term lodging to guests. Listings include private rooms, entire apartments, castles, boats, private islands and other properties.

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wired on the future of Money (2010)

daniel roth’s seminal piece of the flexible,

frictionless and (almost) free future of money.

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crowdsourced financial

decision ManageMentA pool of individuals can be solicited for support on financial decisions regarding a project or company. These individuals are usually related in some way to the project or company, either as investors, consultants or founders.

stockr

Stockr is a social media platform for the financial world that connects investors directly to the people and companies they want to follow.

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stocktwits

StockTwits is a social, stock micro-blogging service. StockTwits is an open, community-powered idea and information service for investments. Users can eavesdrop on traders and investors, or contribute to the conversation and build their reputation as savvy market wizards. The service takes financial related data and structures it by stock, user, reputation, etc.

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people as inVestMents As accomplishments can be clearly measured, people, like companies, can position themselves as investments. By measuring their potential through data, statistics and algorithms, individuals can raise money in exchange for a small share of their future income. Instead of focusing on investments for a specific project, they can fund an array of ventures, which enables a more holistic approach to innovation.

Mike Merril

A 30-year-old part-time entrepreneur named Mike Merrill decided to sell himself on the open market. He divided himself into 100,000 shares and set an initial public offering price of $1 a share. Each share would earn a potential return on profits he made outside of his day job as a customer service rep at a small Portland, Oregon, software company.

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upstart

Upstart lets a person monetize their future potential. They can raise money today in exchange for a small share of their income for either 5 or 10 years. Their backers are investing in them, not their idea or business. Backers can invest in increments of $100. They share some of your upside, but payments are capped regardless of your success.

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Microfinance Microfinance is a broad category of banking services made available to small businesses and entrepreneurs who otherwise have no real access to it due to high associated costs. It can include microcredit, savings and fund transfers and is seen to a powerful tool for economic development. With peer-to-peer platforms, the internet has expanded access to microcredit, linking wealthier investors to developing communities and making funds more readily available by bypassing usual banking intermediaries.

Kiva M-pesa

A non-profit organization that allows people to lend money via the internet to people in developing countries through Kiva’s field partners. These partners can be microfinance institutions, social businesses, schools or non-profit organizations. Kiva includes personal stories of each person who needs a loan because they want their lenders to connect with their entrepreneurs on a human level.

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flattr

Flattr is a microdonation system. Users are able to pay a small amount every month (minimum 2 euros) and then click Flattr buttons on sites to share the money they paid among those sites, comparable to an Like button with money on top.

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adults under 35 are the most digitally savvy and therefore the most likely to have participated in sharing or renting online rather than owningenvi.si/1a2IJwV

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cumplo.cl

Cumplo is a platform that connects people and companies that have funds to invest (Investors) with other people or companies that need a Consumer Credit (Applicants).

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zopa

Zopa is a P2P money lending service that allows lenders and borrowers to deal directly with one another, cutting out the banks who act as middlemen.

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covestor

Covestor allows you to compare and select a diverse group of money managers, financial advisers, and experienced investors.

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Meet the future of Branded

currency paul Kemp-

robertson walks us through a

new generation of currency and the the

non-bank future of currencies.

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intention econoMy Proposed by Doc Searls, the intention economy is a recourse from the familiar mass market economy, where, for most part, sellers set the prices, and are in charge. Rather than having vendors blindly guess what consumers want, consumers should directly signal their intentions to the market. Vendors who match the individual’s terms will forge efficient, close-knit relationships and survive with real customer loyalty.

Queremos

Queremos is a groundbreaking format that gets fans directly involved in the process of making a concert happen using crowdfunding.

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taskrabbit

TaskRabbit is an online and mobile marketplace that allows users to outsource small jobs and tasks to others in their neighborhood. Users name the task they need done, name the price they are willing to pay, and a network of pre-approved TaskRabbits bid to complete the job. It was founded by Leah Busque in 2008 and has received $37.5 million in funding.

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zopa expects to lend £100 million this Year, up from £60 million last yearenvi.si/19rbNyU

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crowdfunding Crowdfunding draws on the power of crowds and networks to solicit investments, usually in small amounts, for particular projects. It is a departure from the traditional model of investment, which relies on a select investor or firm. Though not a new concept, the internet and its platforms has expanded and accelerated funding to extraordinary degree. Beyond providing more access to resources crowdfunding, reduces costs, increases engagement, shifts mindsets on organizational possibilities and empowers small endeavors. It has launched artists, powered political campaigns, provided disaster relief, pushed software development, championed citizen journalism, fueled scientific research, and supported civic projects.

eusocio

Is a virtual environment that brings entrepreneurs and investors, allowing to do online collective investment (equity crowdfunding) in micro enterprises and small businesses based in Brazil.

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Kickstarter

A company that provides tools to raise funds for creative projects via crowd funding through its website. People cannot invest in Kickstarter projects to make money. They can only back projects in exchange for a tangible reward or one-of-a-kind experience, like a personal note of thanks, custom T-shirts, dinner with an author, or initial production run of a new product.

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gust

Gust provides the global platform for the sourcing and management of early-stage investments. Gust enables skilled entrepreneurs to collaborate with the smartest investors by virtually supporting all aspects of the investment relationship, from initial pitch to successful exit.

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wonga

Wonga.com provides small, short-term cash advances to UK consumers online. The company uses sophisticated risk and decisioning technology to make automated yet responsible lending decisions.

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zidisha

Zidisha is the only peer-to-peer lending service to connect individual lenders directly with microfinance borrowers in low-income countries. It is based on the conviction that small-scale entrepreneurs in developing countries are capable of interacting responsibly with peer-to-peer lenders via a self-regulating web platform, without needing local intermediaries to communicate and manage loan transactions on their behalf.

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@peterVan peter Vander auwera from swift’s innotribe provides

an insightful stream of daily fintech links.envi.si/15YzAz7

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The interesting thing about money, is that it is a technology, a system and an abstraction.

To be established, it needs to be defined, measured and accepted by more than one party. With this, its power lies in its mutability, or the many shapes it can take in the human experience.

As today’s individuals become more networked, new systems emerge, the concept of value becomes elastic.

The innovations identified in this brief – Bitcoin, AirBnb, PayTango, Quantopian, etc., – are all results of a rapidly connecting society.

As the definition of money becomes more expansive, we are not only creating more wealth, but creating more opportunities for people to contribute and benefit from communities. This means massive shifts in power and paradigms.

Having had held the financial system for centuries, slow-moving institutions – banks, governments, industries – are now poised for transformation. By moving from siloed products to interoperable platforms, static structures to networked systems and thinking exponentially, they have a chance of playing a role in these new economies.

whathappens next?

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This report represents small steps towards a long conversation between us and those who plan, build, implement and strategize future technology. We will always strive

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