Money
An exploration of the story of how tech giants brought about the digital payment revolution and formulated a plan to one day kill cash.
In 2015, for the first time in history, cash payments were overtaken by card and contactless transactions. But why are we turning our backs on cash? And what are we replacing it with?
In this episode, Jacques explores the deals which have shaped the way we understand money. From the invention of Paypal in the 90s to the smartphone app economy that followed ten years later, this programme tells the story of how tech giants brought about the digital payment revolution and formulated a plan to one day kill cash.
But is this new world of digital, hyper-fast spending in our interests? And what is really going on behind the scenes?
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Our data is the new currency
Duration: 00:55
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00Chromatics
Tick of the Clock
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00:03Chromatics
Tick of The Tock
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00:05The xx
Chained
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00:09Jungle
Accelerate
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00:13Sigur Rós
Ba Ba
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00:16Manu Dibango
Soul Makossa
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00:23The Bellamy Brothers
Let Your Love Flow
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00:25The Bellamy Brothers
Let Your Love Flow
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00:34Goldfrapp
Crystalline Green
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00:48J.J. Cale
Devil In Disguise
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jacques Peretti |
| Executive Producer | Ceri Aston |
| Executive Producer | Emma Cooper |
| Director | Will Yearsley |
| Director | Stuart Bernard |
| Production Company | Pulse Films |
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