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Mega Savings Equals Mega Job Losses

It's an interesting dilemma for an organisation like LloydsTSB. They need to be quite bullish about the benefits to be derived from the takeover of HBOS (if they are to convince people to support it)...

05 Nov 2008
Transaction Banking
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Congratulations America

In a historic election Barack Obama heads to the Whitehouse. Perhaps America and the whole world are the real winners. He has a lot of hopes riding on him, however I believe he'll rise to the challeng...

05 Nov 2008
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Time For Shareholders To Assert Themselves

The opportunity exists in the next 3 months for a significant shift in power in the corporate world. Shareholders large and small have a unique opportunity to exercise a degree of control over the co...

04 Nov 2008
Transaction Banking
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Near future of online banking is PFM

Wells Fargo, Bank of America, BBVA and others started personal finance management (PFM) features inside their online banking. It means that I, as a customer can analyze my spending month by month, wha...

03 Nov 2008
Finance 2.0
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What did I say about that dongle? Mobilise me please.

I have no doubt that mobile authentication might be a better approach than the dongle full of passwords you're supposed to leave in the office. While it's handy to have a USB stick to carry data aroun...

03 Nov 2008
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ING gives customers what they want

I have to say that ING Direct appears to been listening to the customer on the call centre issue. In a letter to account holders the CEO offers thanks to customers for their confidence in turbulent t...

03 Nov 2008
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Learn Chinese if you want cheaper Microsoft software

The Chinese have been negotiating with Microsoft to lower the price of their software in an effort to reduce piracy. Microsoft has adopted an approach in China where pirated software or at least versi...

02 Nov 2008
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Australian Govt makes it easier to switch banks

The Australian government has been threatening to make it easier for customers to switch banks and have announced their solution goes live today. I don't know about the timing, seeing nearly everyone...

01 Nov 2008
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How to make online banking and e-commerce secured

https://www.finextra.com/finchannel.asp?topic=security Published: 31 October 2008 - 15:53 Trojan steals 500,000+ bank and card details The login credentials for hundreds of thousands of online

01 Nov 2008
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Does a smartcard reader add value in generating an OTP?

This GEMALTO mini online banking authentication device and IBM's USB dongle stick (whatever its called) are not any better than a simple time-based OTP generator. And no, I don't work for RSA or Veri

30 Oct 2008
Information Security
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Favourite technology of the future?

I read with interest ‘futurologist’ Richard Watson’s predictions for the next fifty years. So if you’re a technologist, or just wondered what life will be like in 2045, take a look at his book or the ...

30 Oct 2008
Women in Technology
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Have you seen my USB stick thingy er dongle?

While I commend IBM on their attempt to create a practical solution to online banking fraud, because we all know there is a real problem, but this device, which looks very similar in concept to someth...

30 Oct 2008
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