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Can Europe Regain “Payments Sovereignty”? The Launch of the European Network for Payments (ENP) and Implications for Japan

Can Europe Regain “Payments Sovereignty”? The Launch of the European Network for Payments (ENP) and Implications for Japan

On September 30, 2026, leading European payment providers announced the establishment of a new company, European Network for Payments (ENP). Its parti…

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Mr. Bush Re-elected

Mr. Bush secured re-election. It was the first re-election of a Republican candidate since President Reagan, 20 years ago. Bush won the popular vote by a wide margin as well as the…

San Francisco Hotel Strike

I had not known this at all until today, but San Francisco’s hotels seem to be caught in a battle of strikes and lockouts over a labor dispute. At the Hilton and the Westin S…

What We Lost in Exchange for Prosperity

Today, when I flew on United Airlines, they were playing Beethoven’s Ninth conducted by Furtwängler. The details were imprecise, and I do not think the performance was techni…

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XDI Meeting

Today again, there was an XDI meeting from 8 a.m. For 4 hours in the morning, I led the presentation of a proposal for the specification, and its overall direction was approved. Da…

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Digital ID World Opens

The 3rd Digital Identity World opened in Denver, Colorado. The first day featured tutorials by the Trusted Computing Group and other events. On the same day, the Early Registration…

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