Episode 124: ‘Identity is the new money’
07 July, 2014
category: Digital ID, Financial, NFC
In David Birch’s book “Identity is the New Money,” cash is passé. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan spoke with Birch, director and global ambassador for Consult Hyperion, about his book which focuses on the technological changes that are merging payments with identity. He argues that social connections and mobile phones can work together to provide private and secure transactions. He finishes the book by calling for a rethinking of identity infrastructure, also known as entitlement infrastructure.
