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Payment card fraud statistics are not published by every country, which is one reason why the UK’s statistics are so often reported and quoted, and are used as evidence of the impact of the introducti...
What a joke. Does the BRC really believe that any transfer of profits from the banks to the retail community will be passed on to customers, as they claim in their latest attack on the banks’ charg
The journey towards SEPA has been dogged by uncertainty from the start. End-users have not been sure what is on offer from the banks and at what price. Banks have been unsure whether and how to invest...
No need to introduce Nick Ogden, Chairman and CEO of Voice Commerce group. I've contacted Nick and he kindly accepted to answer my questions about Voice commerce. The questions are more or less the sa...
According to the January 2010 report from the National Fraud Authority, fraud now costs the UK an eye watering £30 billion a year. 58% of fraud is committed in the private sector with tax fraud hitti
Only last week, the consumer group Which? branded the UK’s Faster Payments scheme as unfair and confusing (BBC News, 11 June 2010). Apparently, ‘one in four credit card companies still cannot receive...
The number of Internet banking users grew rapidly in the past years. There are users, who are not really tech-savvy or accountant type, but more common people, who have very limited time to get used t...
Are we witnessing the beginning of the end for cashback on credit cards? I recently received a letter from my credit card provider, advising that in future I will need double the points to obtain the...
Although the worst may be over, banks are still fighting a meltdown in customer loyalty brought about by a lack of consumer confidence and excess of competitive offerings. Since it costs a lot more to...
Here's the end of the interview. Enjoy. Feel free to comment ! Activities : BJ :Now that you have started to run your business, what is your communication strategy? CF: Our communications strategy
Here's the 2nd part. Enjoy ! Bruno Joanides :What were the most important points for the Irish Financial Regulator? Currency Fair:The key elements of the application were compliance with the Anti mon
Over breakfast this morning my 14-year old son asked if he could have his own bank account and it really got me thinking as he also asked if his money would be safe! With the amount he has to deposit ...