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Snapchat’s move into money sharing ‘highly underestimated’ and Google Glass unlikely to take off with consumers, predicts futurist Rudy de Waele

on Nov 27, 2014 | 0 comments

By Jessica Davies

Snapchat’s move into money-sharing with the release of its Snapcash service is indicative of how messaging apps will evolve, according to Shift 2020 technology innovation strategist Rudy de Waele, who also believes Google Glass is unlikely to take off with consumers.

Speaking at The Drum’s Disruption Day in London today, de Waele reeled off the numerous areas in which sectors are radically changing as a result of new technologies, and listed Snapchat’s new cash-sharing service as a “highly underestimated” move.

He referenced its latest agreement with Square – a system which lets users transfer money from within the Read full story ›

Source: The Drum