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James Piggot - Misys | 22/05/2013 | 190 views

Recently my work has taken me to Helsinki a couple of times, and during my last visit to one of our customers the conversation turned to cash or rather to the lack of it. This first becomes apparent when taking a taxi from the airport, all taxis have the ability to take payment by card and that is the default way in which payment is usually made. ...

Mike Rhodes - SAS - LONDON | 22/05/2013 | 246 views

The e-Criminal, a serious threat to a safe society

“…you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.” Powerful words once delivered by Tony Montana (Al Pacino) in the cult movie Scarface. Whilst these words were a reflection of Tony’s views as a successful drug baron, they can easily be Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Martin Ruda - Tall Group - Runcorn | 22/05/2013 | 217 views

AFB Conference - Payments and Challenges for the Future

The international banking community in London came together recently, at the Stationers Hall, for the Association of Foreign Banks’ two-day conference. A host of leading industry voices spoke on a range of topical issues and challenges including payments, treasury management, financial transaction tax (FTT), Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act... Tags: Mobile & online, Payments

Mukesh Gupta - SAP India Pvt ltd - Bangalore | 22/05/2013 | 270 views

Crowd funding and Banking

There has been a consistent growth in the number of Crowd-funding platforms all around the world. This is quite understandable given that they address a niche segment of the market that no other financial system has been able to address well. Some of these crowd funding platforms are now moving from crowd-funding (in lieu of kind & merchandis... Tags: Retail banking, InnovationGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

Karl Rieder - GFT - London and Barcelona | 22/05/2013 | 404 views

Why is Mobile Banking Considered Unsafe?

According to an American Banker survey conducted this year, the percentage of consumers who consider mobile banking “safe” or “very safe” actually fell in the last 12 months from 42% (2012) to 38% (2013). The continued low uptake of mobile banking clearly has a lot to do with security. (It doesn’t help either that mor... Tags: Security, Mobile & onlineGroup: Innovation in Financial Services