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Simon Dixon - BankToTheFuture.com - London | 30/07/2011 | 11158 views

Has the finance world gone social media crazy?

Well actually, my vote is not enough... I see a lot of finance companies and banks getting started with a token Facebook page or Twitter profile... ...I see a lot of finance houses offering some form of financial market update on a YouTube video with 17 views and the occasional blog here and there because they feel they have to. Some are reluc...

Vilmos Levente Kovacs - Simplexion Informatikai Kft. - Budapest | 30/07/2011 | 3093 views

Breaking news: branch will not be on Sziget festival!

Having no reason for the bank of Sziget to establish a branch office to the festival, because the organizers let only to pay with those contactless payment card which given next to the entrance band. This also means that cash nowhere will be accepted in the territory of the festival. As I know the implemented system graduated well in Volt festival.... Tags: Payments, Retail banking

Vilmos Levente Kovacs - Simplexion Informatikai Kft. - Budapest | 29/07/2011 | 3931 views

Identification problem in SDD scheme?

By the SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) scheme, which is currently under implementation is Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA) client authorize the service provider to collect. Under this mandate the service provider authorize its bank to collect the cost of service usage. SDD also allows up to single point of collection. The aim by the regulator to implement S... Tags: Payments, Post-trade & opsGroup: Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030

Steve Grob - Fidessa - London | 29/07/2011 | 4507 views

Australia joins the global fragmentation movement

I was a guest last week to mark the opening of the Australian Liquidity Centre which is not, as you might think, the latest trendy Sydney nightspot. Instead it’s the name chosen by ASX for its impressive new co-location facility and represents the exchange’s latest move to meet the imminent opening up of equities trading Down Under. The... Tags: Dealing rooms, Trade execution

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 29/07/2011 | 2291 views

llegal Alien Steals Identity, Becomes Cop

In a story that could have come right out of a movie, a widely respected police officer turned out to be a Mexican national who stole an American identity and moved to Alaska to become a cop. I’ll bet Sarah Palin didn’t see this one coming. Fox News reports that the identity thief had been employed as an Anchorage police officer using ... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation