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Archive for: April, 2009

Bo Harald - ZEF Solutions - Esbo | 28/04/2009 | 7235 views | 4 comments

So sensemaking to let citizens log in to public sector with e-bank log-on tools. Check statistics here: http://boharald.blogspot.com/2009/04/e-id-making-great-progress.html This is so saving both tax payer's money and speeding up e-government as tools are familiar, trusted and much more convenient than any public-sector-only tool would be. Sev... Tags: Online banking, Payments

Bo Harald - ZEF Solutions - Esbo | 27/04/2009 | 11260 views

Questions European tax payers should ask

We are at critical point in our economy - businesses are struggling, public debt is soaring, many banks need support,tax increases are threatening, unemployment is on the rise, budget cuts eat into product development and innovations - just to mention a few. But even worse problems are waiting around the corner - aging population, smaller workfor... Tags: Payments, Post-trade & ops

Stanley Epstein - Citadel Advantage Ltd - Modiin | 26/04/2009 | 6681 views

Getting back to basics

Although the world's financial system is still in dire straits, together with the economies that have been dragged down with them, there seems to be an element of optimism in the air. Perhaps it is the coming of spring that seems to engender new feelings of rebirth and of hope. What is disturbing however is the notion that the worst is behind us a... Tags: Risk & regulation

Rajeev Nair - Accenture - Bangalore | 12/04/2009 | 7745 views | 1 comment

Cross Border Payments - US Europe corridor

Recent news on Fed's initiative on cross border payments in US Europe corridor indicates high probablity of a new cross border payment standard, which may not be necessarily the international payment standard as being followed due to following reasons:- 1. European high value payments are highly inclined towards SWIFT standards with stringent euro... Tags: Payments, Post-trade & ops

Rajeev Nair - Accenture - Bangalore | 06/04/2009 | 2809 views

Payments Fraud Management - Space for service offerings

AFP has published this year's report on Payment Frauds last week. As always, year after year more corporates have indicated they were victims of payment frauds. From Banker's point of view, this highlights the need to strengthen the service offerings addressing the open risks foreseen by corporates in this domain, parallely to strengthen the opera... Tags: Payments, Risk & regulation