Team Meeco dived into the challenge of improving the lives of Australians with transaction data at the Open Banking Hackathon. The 11-13 August, 2017 event, took place at Meeco’s Sydney residence, Stone & Chalk, was an Australian Payments Network (APC) and Open Bank Project initiative. The challenge: How to improve …
Data Democratisation: Engagement models of the future
How do you create engagement models around collecting data and reverse the downward spiral of trust? How can organisations navigate the line from being creepy to being cool when using personal data? We believe the answer is partly to bring the consumer into the data value exchange and equip them …
The Rise of The Attribute Economy 2.0
In a talk today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Trust in a data-driven economy , Katryna Dow, Meeco’s CEO & Founder, is unveiling The Rise of The Attribute Economy 2.0. Starting out as a simple article, the idea of The Attribute Economy quickly became a topic of discussion …
Trust In The Era Of A New Resource Boom
Beginning in the early 2000’s, Australia went through a resource boom. Minerals were extracted, jobs were created and the resulting economic activity supported the Australian economy through the 2008 financial crisis. The opportunity to capitalise on the value creation may not have benefited the country in ways like the sovereign …
Tel Aviv Calling – Meeco to participate in NSW Government / Austrade accelerator program
Meeco is proud to announce that we have been selected as one of just eight NSW based technology start-ups to participate in the upcoming Austrade and NSW Government sponsored accelerator program in Tel Aviv. The program will take place in late September 2016 and involves an extensive ten-day schedule of …
Our children’s new currency
How many 16-year-olds do you know who are intent on changing the world we live in? Hold that number in your head for a moment. Now, from that small group of ‘Generation Z’ers’, how many are already changing the world? I’d place a bet that number is pretty small. For …
Advancing human-centric personal data: MyData 2016 powered by MeCast
Well, ‘powered by MeCast’ is just part of it. The entire event is actually a little bigger. We’ve written about this before, but to recap quickly, MyData 2016 is a three-day conference, starting on the 31st of August, hosted in the beautiful Finnish capital, Helsinki. The conference brings together thought …
MeEcosystems, the future of data and value
“Up until now the power to capture, analyse and profit from personal data has resided with business, government and social networks. What if you and I had this same power?” This visionary statement, coming directly from our founder and CEO, Katryna Dow, was the hook that captivated me to start …
Meeco Wins IDentity Innovation Award 2016
On the 15th June 2016, during the Trust in Digital World Event in The Hague, Meeco won the IDentity Innovation award. Organised by IDnext, EEMA and TDL, all of whom focus on developments in digital identity. The event is also supported by the Municipality of The Hague (Gemeente Den Haag, …
Show me the action – MyData 2016
At this stage we can comfortably say that the personal data economy is evolving at an astounding rate. The attitudes, behaviours and actions of citizens, combined with legislative pressures are all forcing change. But, the big question, the one that enterprises globally are pursuing, is the potential of new value …
Immutable Me
ID2020 will host its first Summit at the United Nations headquarters in NYC, on Friday 20th, 2016. The ID2020 Annual Summit will bring together industry leaders, NGOs, governments, emerging technology pioneers and cross-industry experts from both the public and private sector. The aim is, together participants will foster a global conversation …
Sharing the value of personal data – MyData 2016
“Computing became personal in the 1980’s, networking in the 1990’s, media in the 2000’s: Now it’s data’s turn to become personal!” MyData 2016 The persona data market is at in inflexion point. With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becoming legislated across the EU at the start of 2018, personal …
When life becomes digital
“We expect and predict that Life Management Platforms with related standards, protocols, business models, applications, etc. will be the one technology driven component that will have the strongest influence on our everyday life for the next 10 years.” …
Is Privacy the Innovation Driver You’re Looking For?
With last week’s news from the European Parliament consolidating the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) into EU law, now more than ever, organisations need to find new trust-based models. The Privacy Advantage – London’s first conference focused on the integration of commercial opportunity and privacy – is soon to take place …
Big Data, Small Data, MyData – Moving from Creepy to Cool
“So I bought this jacket I’d been interested in for a while a couple of weeks ago. With next day shipping I had it quickly and was totally content with my purchase. Then, as per usual, I get back on Google. Day-by-day I noticed the sites I’m browsing advertising the …
The Business Value of Superior User Experience
When moving countries, there’s actually quite a lot one must do to establish a foundation for your life in a new location. Having only been in the UK for eight weeks, I speak from recent experience. One such activity is opening a bank account. My wife and I innocently, after …
The Me2B Onion
Change is hard. But when up to 4% of global revenues are the fine for not changing, change becomes a little easier. This is the reality for an enterprise conducting business in the European Union, if personal data is misused. However, the evolving regulatory landscape isn’t the only the only …
Meeco launches Meeco Labs
In today’s digital economy, accurate customer data is recognised as a key strategic resource, yet 78% of consumers think it’s hard to trust companies with their data. In fact, by the year 2020, it’s estimated the personal data market in Europe alone will be worth over 1 Trillian Euro. In this new …
Feature Release – Introducing Attachments
In our complex digital lives, it can be hard to keep track of things – especially when it comes to the personal data and information we need to use and re-use on a daily basis. Often our important documents end up being stored in multiple locations including email folders, physical …
Meeco Opens Offices in Europe
It seems like yesterday that I was standing in front of a small audience at London Town Hall launching Meeco. In fact it was June 2014. So much has changed for us since then including two successful funding rounds, bi-monthly software releases, launching MeCast and recently the launch of Meeco Labs. …