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Hans Tesselaar - BIAN - Amsterdam | 31/07/2012 | 2529 views | 2 comments

SOA - a 'playlist' experience for financial services

I have written at length in the past about the growing importance of flexibility and efficiency in banking IT systems. As competition from emerging markets grows with the rising powers of Asian banks, combined with the increasing pressure from regulators, now, more than ever, European and North American banks need to be top of their game. It is w... Tags: Retail banking

Nick Ogden - Voice Commerce Group - London | 31/07/2012 | 2072 views

What does the Moody's downgrade really mean for businesses?

For months now we have been fortunate enough in the UK to sit back and watch as Moody's, the bank rating agency, set about a mission of degrading poorly performing banks. But all this changed last month, as a further barrage of bank downgrades saw Moody's downgrade 15 global banks and security firms - including some banks we are all particularly fa... Tags: Payments, Retail banking

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 31/07/2012 | 1415 views

Using Tech Support to Set Up Your New Devices

There are some things in life that require a “professional” to get the job done properly. You wouldn’t let your cousin Larry who’s a landscaper reset a broken bone in your hand right? You can certainly go to a hardware store and buy all the wood to build a deck, but just because you know how to swing a hammer doesn’t m... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Martin Bailey - Temenos - Hemel Hempstead | 30/07/2012 | 2360 views | 1 comment

The price we pay...

Some things are very easy to put a value on such as a loaf of bread or a pint of milk. Services are harder to value and prices can vary wildly especially in different geographies. How much should we pay for financial services? I am lucky enough to live in the UK where free retail banking is de rigueur. For the most part, unless you want to dip int... Tags: Online banking, Retail bankingGroup: Transaction Banking

Michael Grillo - ACI Worldwide - Boston | 30/07/2012 | 1698 views

Personal fraud management: staying a step ahead

I just finished reading an article which discussed how to avoid becoming a fraud victim. The author discussed various schemes facing consumers today (e.g. e-mail scams, online banking fraud, etc.), ways to avoid or combat said attacks (e.g. anti-virus software) and ways to recoup lost money from a fraud scam (which can be contingent on how responsi...