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As I rode in to Hong Kong on the very efficient Airport Express train, I noticed something about this Sibos venue which differs from many of the previous locations: industry. It's impossible to escape...
I've heard some crazy plans lately. Recessions bring them out, or at least companies trying to develop a bit of upward spin on their share prices. Google has apparently been planning to tag all all ou...
Never, in thirteen years in this industry, would I have predicted that a US President would talk about withholding tax and use the term “QI” (qualified intermediary) in a public forum, let alone form
About six weeks ago, I wrote about the looming battle between old and new web browsers. The topic seems to have attracted a lot of attention. So here's a brief update from the front line. A global in...
Payments are increasingly being viewed as the staple diet for many banks, as financial institutions turn their backs on years of developing exotic products and go back to basics. Yet, a number of obst...
The recent launch of ‘O2 Money’ has brought prepaid solutions back into the limelight. However, it is important to note that prepaid can help to solve crucial business challenges as well as consumer i...
Let’s face it financial messaging has never been the most exciting part of banking. Originating in the wire room, it took over from telex and the message boys. But things are changing – quickly. You w...
This week Oracle announced the release of a cross-channel fraud management capability for bank's that draws on the database company's intregrated real-time capabilities. This is a step in the strategi...
In July, the FDIC solicited public comments on a proposed policy statement regarding failed bank acquisitions. This policy statement defined new regulations applicable to certain investors of failed b...
I read on another blog, a list of 36 things that credit card companies, or credit reference agencies at least, consider as highest in importance when assessing risk, and it named Equifax, Experian and...
Quarterly Banking Profile Shows Industry Loss on Continuing Problems with Toxic Assets After a small profit rebound in the first quarter of 2009, insured banking institutions recorded another aggre
Cash management - think of the carrot, not the stick As the FSA’s deadlines for liquidity compliance draw closer, the topic is constantly in the press and is receiving plenty of lip service. The FSA...