Cash and Finance Rules

14/10/2009 | 1738 views | 1 comment
You like me....you really really like me...

Okay, I realize that unless you are a perpetual movie geek like me, you may not remember Sally Field's much maligned Academy Award acceptance speech ( I've happily included a clip so you can view it now). But it was the first thought that popped into my head as I read this article about First Direc...
Tags: Payments, Wholesale bankingGroup: Transaction Banking

25/08/2009 | 1467 views
Half-Full or Half-Empty: IT Psychology

Depending on your outlook on life you're either looking at things and saying "Oh no...our world is changing again. Or for the optimists; "oh yeah...our world is changing again. Or for the realists; "oh...our world is changing again." Perhaps the changes are not as dramatic as the world envisioned i...
Tags: STP, Wholesale bankingGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

07/08/2009 | 1948 views | 1 comment
IT: A True Underdog Story

I found that if you have a goal, that you might not reach it. But if you don't have one, then you are never disappointed. And I gotta tell ya, it feels phenomenal.~ Peter LaFleur Every decade or so, business decides to re-invent itself. And in every cycle of reinvention; there is a new buzz word ...
Tags: STP, Wholesale bankingGroup: Transaction Banking

29/07/2009 | 1566 views | 1 comment
It's not the Mistake, it's the Response that Counts

Everyone makes mistakes; individuals, small businesses, large corporations and even government agencies. ( I made a mistake while drafting this blog and hit publish before finishing it--so if you're reading it and there are only 3 paragraphs--that's why). It's a fact of life and most of us handle ...
Tags: Payments, STPGroup: Transaction Banking

17/07/2009 | 1115 views
Are you fighting David or Goliath?

Since the widespread adoption of this wonderful gift we call the internet, companies have been trying to find a way to micro-manage all aspects of their public persona. But with 24x7x365x "however many users online at any given time", this goal can be frustratingly pointless and ultimately unrealis...
Tags: Security, RiskGroup: Transaction Banking

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