Payments

People have been predicting the death of cash for years. And depending on who you talk to, the future is either just around the corner or will never quite happen. A typical Swedish person (who makes three times the number of card transactions than the average of European) can probably imagine that future. But if you talk to anyone in Germany – a company with a historic affinity to cold hard cash – they might look at you funny.

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The last few weeks have shone the spotlight on leadership teams at banks and how they have responded to the unprecedented circumstances created by a global pandemic.

There’s a sad truth we have to accept around AI and Machine Learning (ML). Right now neither are going to end with the sci-fi films that we all know and love. Most people hear AI or ML and immediately have that in mind, but we’re a long way off from robot companions taking over the world. The global proliferation of Human-Like Intelligence is unlikely to happen anytime soon.

How do we stay ahead of fraud and financial crime without compromising the speed, ease, and trust that make instant payments so compelling? In this article, Mastercard's Bryan Sharkey explores it all.