For this week’s CDN #FollowFriday, we are are showcasing mobile and digital payment experts.
Among this trio we have a senior Canadian analyst for mobile payments, a digital currency engineer and a senior Bitcoin lobbyist.
First up is Christie Christelis, president of Technology Strategies International Inc., a company that specializes in the payments and mobile sectors. His insight sheds light on Apple Pay, Google Wallet, CurrentC, as well as POS systems in both Canada and the United States.
His Twitter handle: @chrystech
Alternative futures for virtual currencies and underlying technologies http://t.co/1zYd1JnlpX
— Christie Christelis (@chrystech) October 20, 2014
Canada seeks voluntary bank agreement to lower credit card costs http://t.co/iKFifeUhGN
— Christie Christelis (@chrystech) September 8, 2014
Mobile payments on a high-growth trajectory in Canada http://t.co/dlrZunbRio
— Christie Christelis (@chrystech) June 25, 2014
Next up is David Schwartz, chief cryptographer at Ripple Labs, which offers both an exchange and payment system for digital currencies, as well as the second-most widely used digital currency, the “ripple”.
His expertise is in engineering and implementing currencies for real-life transactions.
He tweets at: @JoelKatz
.@RippleLabs announces its plan for flexible, cross-system, contracts — Smart Oracles. http://t.co/HjnIxgJ19n
— zʇɹɐʍɥɔS pıʌɐꓷ (@JoelKatz) July 16, 2014
I'm at the airport, on my way to @money2020 and the @Ripple Developer Conference. See you there.
— zʇɹɐʍɥɔS pıʌɐꓷ (@JoelKatz) October 9, 2013
Bitcoin outbound bridge service is now live from @Bitstamp — make payments to Bitcoin addresses directly from the #Ripple client. (Try it!)
— zʇɹɐʍɥɔS pıʌɐꓷ (@JoelKatz) July 2, 2013
Finally, Jon Matonis is an exiting board director at the Bitcoin Foundation, a lobbyist group for Bitcoin. As the editor of The Monetary Future blog who has held various roles at Sumitomo Bank, VISA and VeriSign, the cryptocurrency economist researches electronic money on a regular basis.
Find his tweets at: @jonmatonis
I applaud the @BTCFoundation decision to shed its public policy agenda and to cut off the lobbying arm. #smart #bitcoin
— Jon Matonis (@jonmatonis) November 20, 2014
Eastern Europe and #Russia are the front lines for Bitcoin. #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Ukraine #Bulgaria #Slovenia #Turkey
— Jon Matonis (@jonmatonis) November 18, 2014
SpectroCoin Launches Bitcoin-to-Cash Service in 25 Countries http://t.co/W1AcAeicCW @spectrocoin @coindesk #Lithuania
— Jon Matonis (@jonmatonis) November 20, 2014