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Digital Commerce 2.0: Silicon Valley Executive Brainstorm 2012, Day Two (Wednesday 28 March)

Harnessing personal data to revolutionize Payments, Advertising and Retail Experiences. Presentations, votes, output and analysis from the Digital Commerce 2.0 stream of the New Digital Economics Brainstorm, 28th March 2012, in San Francisco. (March 2012)

Digital Commerce 2.0 Silicon Valley March 2012

Facebook: what the pre-IPO S-1 filing revealed

New figures released in Facebook’s S-1 filing for its IPO stack up with Telco 2.0’s previous analysis of Facebook’s performance for our report ‘Dealing with the Disruptors’. This further strengthens our views that many mooted valuations are overblown, and that Facebook will seek new sources of value in communications. (February 2012)

Dealing with the 'Disruptors': Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft/Skype and Amazon (Updated Extract)

An updated extract from our 284 page, 124 chart, strategy report that analyses the business models, markets, objectives, strategies and modus operandi of the major adjacent players, and their current and future impact on the telecoms industry. The report identifies the areas and options for competition and co-operation, and outlines potential strategies for interacting with each player. It also draws the combined activities of the digital empires - telcos, so called 'OTT players' and others - into the context of the new 'Great Game', the battle for power and value in the emerging digital economy. (Page updated February 2012, report published November 2011.)

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Vodafone CIO: 2012 a big year for customer data, analytics, and M-Commerce

Albert Hitchcock, Vodafone's Group CIO, believes there will be significant developments in customer experiece and M-Commerce (mobile money and advertising) starting in 2012, driven by improved use of customer data and analytics. He describes Vodafone's approach and early learning in a video interview from our recent New Digital Economics EMEA Brainstorm held in London. (Published January 2012, Foundation 2.0)

Albert Hitchcock Vodafone Group CIO

APAC Nov/Dec 2011 Brainstorm - Mobile Payments 2.0

Mobile payments 2.0. Presentations on Digital Money 2.0 by Charmaine Oak, Senior Associate, STL Partners, Mobile Transaction Services (MTS) by Anuj Khanna, Mobile Money Product Specialist, Western Union and an Innovators Showcase asking 'How intelligent is Customer Intelligence?' from Naras Eechambadi, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Quaero, CSG at the New Digital Economics & CSG APAC Executive Forum in November / December 2011.

Mobile Payments: Digital Money

M-Commerce 2.0: Report and analysis of the event

M-Commerce 2.0: Event Summary Analysis. A summary of the findings of the M-Commerce 2.0 Executive Brainstorm, 10^th November , held in the Guoman Hotel, London. Part of an international research and events programme, run with the support of the World Economic Forum, the Brainstorm explored the principles of personal data in the context of ‘M-Commerce 2.0’ – creating mechanisms that put the user in control of their data, helping the individual to generate value from that data, reducing friction and transaction costs in day-to-day ‘B2B2C’ commercial processes. (December 2011)

M-Commerce 2.0: Event Summary Analysis Presentation

M-Commerce 2.0: Intro to M-Commerce (STL Partners Presentation)

M-Commerce 2.0: Intro to M-Commerce. Presentation by Simon Torrance, CEO of STL Partners; Harnessing Personal Data to Revolutionise customer engagement and transactions. Presented at the EMEA Brainstorm, November 2011. (Foundation 2.0)

M-Commerce EMEA Nov 2011 Simon Torrance

M-Commerce 2.0: How Connected Devices are Changing Consumer Behaviour (Nielsen Presentation)

M-Commerce 2.0: How Connected Devices are Changing Consumer Behaviour. Presentation by David Gosen, Nielsen, at the EMEA Executive Brainstorm in November 2011.

M-Commerce 2.0: How Connected Devices are Changing Consumer Behaviour

M-Commerce 2.0: M-Commerce Value Chain (Telefonica Presentation)

M-Commerce 2.0: M-Commerce Value Chain. Presentation by Tim Sefton, Telefonica at the EMEA Executive Brainstorm in November 2011.

M-Commerce 2.0: M-Commerce Value Chain

M-Commerce 2.0: Location, Context and Behaviour (Placecast Presentation)

M-Commerce 2.0: Location, Context and Behaviour: Consumers and Advertisers Perspectives on Location-based Marketing Presentation by Alistair Goodman, CEO Placecast at the EMEA Executive Brainstorm, in November 2011. Mobile phones may be the last point of influence before purchase, and data from mobiles can also possibly confirm if consumers are near or in a store.

M-Commerce 2.0: Location, Context and Behaviour: Consumers and Advertisers Perspectives on Location-based Marketing

M-Commerce 2.0: Visa's Global Investments in Digital Payments (Visa Presentation)

M-Commerce: 2.0 Visa's Global Investments in Digital Payments. Presentation by Mary Carol Harris, Visa, at the EMEA Executive Brainstorm, November 2011.

M-Commerce: 2.0 Visa's Global Investments in Digital Payments

Digital Money 2.0: Overview and Introduction (STL Partners Presentation)

In Digital Money 2.0. Presentation by Charmaine Oak, Senior Associate Analyst, Digital Money, STL Partners, covering market definitions and an analytical framework for digital money business models. Presented at EMEA Brainstorm, November 2011.

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Digital Money 2.0: a vision of the future of M-Commerce (ClickandBuy Presentation)

In Digital Money 2.0. Presentation by Stefan Reinhardt, SVP Mechant Services, ClickandBuy (a Deutsche Telekom company), covering a background to the company, state of the market in Germany, and its future vision for the market. Presented at EMEA Brainstorm, November 2011.

OS Wars small STL Partners Nov 2011

Digital Money 2.0: Innovators Showcase: Mastercard Mobile (Cellum presentation)

Digital Money 2.0: Innovators Showcase: Mastercard Mobile. Presentation by Janos Koka, CEO, Cellum Global, at the EMEA Executive Brainstorm in November 2011.

Digital Money 2.0: Innovators Showcase: Mastercard Mobile Presentation

M2M 2.0: M2M Innovation Case Studies, Implications for BSS (CSG International Presentation)

M2M 2.0: M2M Innovation Case Studies, Implications for BSS. Presentation by David Heaps, CSG International, at the EMEA Executive Brainstorm in November 2011.

M2M 2.0: M2M Innovation Case Studies, Implications for BSS Presentation

New Strategy Report: Telco 2.0 Case Directory - 5 'Use Cases', 10 Case Studies: A new 255 page report describing 5 new 'Use Cases', detailed descriptions / mini business cases for new, near term Telco 2.0 applications. The report also details 10 Case Studies from Telecoms and adjacent industries that illustrate key principles and early market progress.

Digital Money: Agents are the Key to Mobile Money Transfer: New data from M-PESA shows clearly how its success is directly related to its network of trusted agents - a critical success factor for any mobile money project. (September 2009)

Mobile Payments: Lessons from the world's leading exponents: An analysis of M-Pesa and Wizzit - one a classic ‘Telco 2.0’ platform, the other an extension to traditional banking services – and lessons for telcos worldwide. (July 2009)

Zoompass: Implementing Mobile Money, Right?: A major milestone has been achieved; the first inter-carrier mobile payments system in a developed market since PayForIt. (June 2009)

M-Banking: can Zain's new business model for ZAP rival M-PESA?: A major emerging market operator, Zain, has entered the mobile banking game with a radically different business model. (May 2009)