Comments on: Banking-related panel proposals for 2009 SXSW Interactive Festival http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/08/08/banking-related-panel-proposals-for-2009-sxsw-interactive-festival/ Thoughts on the future of money Wed, 04 Sep 2013 05:52:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 By: Payday Loan Advocate http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/08/08/banking-related-panel-proposals-for-2009-sxsw-interactive-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-1058 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:42:17 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/08/08/banking-related-panel-proposals-for-2009-sxsw-interactive-festival/#comment-1058 The Arizona Credit Union System would be very happy if payday advance companies shriveled up and died in the Grand Canyon State, but their opinion is certainly greased by the wheels of their own commerce. The credit union is stepping up its lobbying efforts to crush the competition and absorb all the former cash advance customers into their coffers. In a massive E-mail campaign that they estimate will reach as many as 1.6 million credit union customers, System will encourage voters to give Proposition 200 an emphatic thumbs down. On the flip side of the coin, Prop. 200 supports organizations like the Arizona Community Financial Services Association that claims that Proposition 200 will indeed lower state loan fees, eliminate extensions by introducing flexible payment plans, regulate Internet lending and cull the number of total walk-in stores in Arizona. These very real reforms will not only help payday loan customers, but will keep industry employees off the breadlines past the current lending sunset year of 2010. Who wants to lose their job, particularly in our current economy?
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]]> By: Payday Loan Advocate http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/08/08/banking-related-panel-proposals-for-2009-sxsw-interactive-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-874 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:42:17 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/08/08/banking-related-panel-proposals-for-2009-sxsw-interactive-festival/#comment-874 The Arizona Credit Union System would be very happy if payday advance companies shriveled up and died in the Grand Canyon State, but their opinion is certainly greased by the wheels of their own commerce. The credit union is stepping up its lobbying efforts to crush the competition and absorb all the former cash advance customers into their coffers. In a massive E-mail campaign that they estimate will reach as many as 1.6 million credit union customers, System will encourage voters to give Proposition 200 an emphatic thumbs down. On the flip side of the coin, Prop. 200 supports organizations like the Arizona Community Financial Services Association that claims that Proposition 200 will indeed lower state loan fees, eliminate extensions by introducing flexible payment plans, regulate Internet lending and cull the number of total walk-in stores in Arizona. These very real reforms will not only help payday loan customers, but will keep industry employees off the breadlines past the current lending sunset year of 2010. Who wants to lose their job, particularly in our current economy?
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]]> By: Pierre Henri Clouin http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/08/08/banking-related-panel-proposals-for-2009-sxsw-interactive-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-873 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:45:49 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/08/08/banking-related-panel-proposals-for-2009-sxsw-interactive-festival/#comment-873 Interesting. I had never thought of SXSW as a place for innovation in banking and financial services.

The proposed session on Mobile Payment seems the most relevant to the SXSW audience and the most interesting – although the mobile experience in developed countries is widely different from that of developing countries.

The proposed session on the future of money seems to come straight out of the libertarian base of Ron Paul's supporters. SXSW being in Austin, I guess it is easily accessible by horse riding.

The proposed session about fixing the sub-prime mess seems very bold but stops short of giving the kind of details that would help tell whether it would indeed be interesting or a perfect session for a nap.

Anyhow, if you go to SXSW, don't spend too much time at the conference (remember this year's epic fail during Zuck's keynote?). The real thing takes place at parties.

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