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Archive for: October, 2007

a non-active Finextra member | 16/10/2007 | 1754 views

Inhibitors to buying online: Financial Services

Inhibitors to buying online #2 – Financial Services A colleague at Conchango has recently pointed out a revealing survey from Forrester as to why consumers do not buy products and services online. The post is set in the context of tangible goods – clothes, books, groceries etc. but it’s interesting how the research resounds in t... Tags: Security, Online banking

Ed Daniel - esdaniel.com - Paris | 12/10/2007 | 2284 views

Bot-wars and proximity

Technology brings as many problems as it solves solutions much the same way experts often confess to knowing more and more about less and less. As one passes through life this statement becomes more prevalent and it's no surprise that older folk are known to take less risk than younger ones who do not have the battle scars and hindsight of the... Tags: Dealing rooms, Post-trade & ops

Steve Ellis - Metia - London | 01/10/2007 | 2062 views

5.5 million Filipinos use mobiles for cash and payments

Here MSN and Yahoo! are each running a story by PA's Oliver Teves, that states 5.5 million Filipinos are using their mobile phones as virtual wallets to store cash and transfer money.Apparently, one in ten Filipinos works abroad and needs to transfer money home. Using their mobiles as virtual wallets can avoid the necessity to open a bank accou... Tags: Online banking

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