The proximity of faith related icons to the money in this Dharavi chai-house – every time a transactions is completed the owner brushes the religious …
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For those of you exploring the intersection of design and micro-finance I’ve started guest-blogging at the World Bank/CGAP – the first short post on the …
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The contexts in which we present cards, and the likelihood of those cards beings considered defect and by whom? How defect or otherwise suspect cards …
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My first was a beat up, lime green 1968 Chrysler Newport bought for $390 from a used car dealer in Sante Fe – my …
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Straight out of college I spent 6 months signing on for unemployment benefit – breathing space before entering the job market. In the intervening years …
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Credit card brands appearing directly on this Beverly Hills parking meter. Most of us will have grown used to parking meters being an everyday part of …
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The extent to which brands wish to project (life style orientated) contexts of use. The actual contexts in which those brands are used. The degree to which …
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Regulators it seems, have a sense of humour – here in Meeting Room E at the Federal Reserve a gentle chuckle ripples around the room …
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A day in DC hosted by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors – surrounded by regulators, a smattering of financial industry folks and consumer advocacy …
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