Brett King
The Battle for the Bank Account: And Why the Banks Will Probably Lose
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Brett King, best-selling author and disruptor, explores the end-game in the emergence of the mobile wallet and what it means for the humble bank account. With more than 60% of the world’s population without a bank account, with the ubiquitous nature of mobile phone handsets and the increasingly pervasive pre-paid ‘value store’ – will banks still be able to compete? When you can get your salary paid directly onto your phone, when your iTunes account doubles as a prepaid debit card and when you can use Facebook to send money – will there be any need for traditional retail banking in the future?