Archive for: November, 2008
Steve Ellis - Metia - London | 25/11/2008 | 2891 views | 1 comment
Last week I listened to a Woman's Hour* feature about Second Life (OK, I spend too much time commuting). At the time, I couldn't decide whether the arrival of Second Life on Woman's Hour signified it had gone mainstream, or that it was all over for the virtual world. For some reason Second Life on Woman's Hour is a bit like your Granny getting an i...
Tags: Online bankingGroup: Finance 2.0
Steve Ellis - Metia - London | 18/11/2008 | 2194 views
The story of Brazilian trader Paulo Sergio Silva, aged 36, shooting himself in the chest on the floor of the Sao Paolo Commodities & Futures Exchange has been covered by news sources ranging from Reuters here, to the Huffington Post here.
At present, there is little explanation as to why he did this.
The most damning detail is that BM&F B...
Tags: Trade execution
Steve Ellis - Metia - London | 17/11/2008 | 5209 views
Reg Varney, a British Comedian famed for his role in On the Buses in the late 60s/early 70s, sadly died yesterday. Curiously he also has a footnote in fintec history.
Slip your anoraks, on everyone...
Reg was also the first Briton to use an ATM in the High Street, a feat he performed at a branch of Barclays Bank in Enfield (it would be, wouldn't ...
Tags: Cards, Online bankingGroup: Whatever...
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