A run on Sterling-personal finance on the move

A number of organizations are currently engaged in the creation of electronic wallets as platforms for electronic commerce and banking. Significantly the wallet developed by Swatch is wearable. The Swatch ´Access´ thus represents one of the few applications of truly wearable technology within the financial service sector. This paper summarizes research intent upon exploring and highlighting the non-technical requirements associated with electronic wallets such as the Swatch Access. To achieve this goal the research adopted an ethnographic approach. A series of interviews and observations was carried out, addressing the content of the people´s existing wallets and how the wallet and its contents are used in everyday life. The findings´ are subsequently discussed in terms of their implications for the development of future wearable electronic wallets.