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Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, has just offered me a credit card. And they did it right...Amazon recognizes that banking is a companion activity. It's something we do in support of somet...
One of the things I fail to understand about the Yes campaign for Scottish independence is their determination to retain sterling. OK, it may mean greater stability in the short term but so would rema...
“If only I would have known” is a phase that Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and possibly as many as 100 celebrities and notable personalities are likely saying after a reported massive breach of Apple’...
In the last in our series on the principles that can drive the evolution of banking operations, Ian Weavers (Specialist in Operational Strategy, Rule Financial) highlights the importance of intelligen...
The VTM is a good solution for branch transformation, micro branches and flagship branches. If you read the result of surveys how the participating banks think about the future of branches then I see ...
George Osborne’s announcement that the Government is to explore the regulation of Bitcoins will have had an ominous ring to it for those attracted to the virtual currency precisely because it is not c...
With MiFID II’s stated aim to push OTC trading (where appropriate) onto regulated platforms European market structure is undergoing considerable upheaval. As the first round of Level 2 consultation ha...
Brazil is being presented with a major economic opportunity that could push the South American country into elite territory for economic development and growth. That's according to Seneri Paludo, Braz...
It's been a year of heightened regulatory scrutiny for Latin American business owners, as laws are now on the books that require entrepreneurs to establish an electronic invoicing system. Thus far, it...
By now you’ve heard that Jennifer Lawrence’s (and other celebs’) cellphone nude pictures were leaked out, but how in the heck did the hacker pull this off? Tech experts believe it was through the “Fin...
The Industry is currently abuzz with talk of the Cloud as more and more firms adopt hosted solutions as part of their core operational strategy. While many of us are familiar with the benefits of host...
On their own, credit and compensation management tools represent large, but necessary, costs to the business. Each organisation has different requirements around how they incentivise their teams to de...