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Tracy Bramlet - The New Business Model - Westerville | 25/01/2011 | 5094 views | 4 comments

If FaceBook can invent its own money--Why can't you?

The idea of a virtual marketplace is no longer new--companies like Second Life have already proven the viability of creating money out of nothing. Last year, Second Life's user-to-user transactions topped $567 million in real U.S. currency and their users, known as residents, cashed out $55 million in real Second Life earnings. That's a whole lot ... Tags: Online banking, PaymentsGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

Tracy Bramlet - The New Business Model - Westerville | 26/05/2010 | 3971 views

Just Because We Can Do a Thing

As everyone who has ever watched or read a science fiction thriller knows; there is always an evil scientist somewhere in the background to blame. Frankenstein's monster destroys--blame Frankenstein. SkyNet becomes self-aware and launches Judgment Day. Now some of the scientists are evil by design while others become corrupted by power. As Jeff G... Tags: Security, Risk & regulationGroup: Data Management 101

Tracy Bramlet - The New Business Model - Westerville | 08/04/2010 | 3292 views

Betting on Creativity and a Whole lot of Remakes

Is betting on the Hollywood really any riskier than betting on credit default swaps? Think about it. Imagine you are traveling back in time and the director of Braindead and The Frighteners came to you with an idea to direct a trilogy of three hour length films (yes, 3 hours for each) based on a novel written more than 50 years ago. To make sure... Tags: Trade execution, Risk & regulationGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

Tracy Bramlet - The New Business Model - Westerville | 26/02/2010 | 5565 views | 1 comment

My Image...My Blog...My Bank..No Way

Some stories are so jaw-droppingly weird that you just have to write about them...or at least I do. This story is one of those. So let me see if I can follow the logic that would make a bank turn down deposits based on a blog. Banks are in the business of making money and social networks are in the business of making the most out of getting peop... Tags: Security, Risk & regulationGroup: Cringeworthy marketing gallery

Tracy Bramlet - The New Business Model - Westerville | 14/10/2009 | 4500 views | 1 comment

You like me....you really really like me...

Okay, I realize that unless you are a perpetual movie geek like me, you may not remember Sally Field's much maligned Academy Award acceptance speech ( I've happily included a clip so you can view it now). But it was the first thought that popped into my head as I read this article about First Direct. I think it's great that the bank is willing to... Tags: Payments, Wholesale bankingGroup: Transaction Banking