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Although this is nothing like the fireworks we are going to create in the banking business soon, I thought you might all enjoy the fireworks at the farm for Bastille Day. All together it was a great d...
This high implementation cost could be put down to the fact that the PSD will impact multiple banking channels in subtly different ways, making the overall process incredibly complex. Because of this,...
I'm posting this partly to illustrate another small change we've made to the site - in that you can now clearly see a reference to the original item if you've commented on a Finextra news or feature i...
Fun and games on the public transport network in London as the Oyster ticket system fell over on Saturday morning. As a result lots of Londoners got free travel after their cards were rendered usele...
I know - steer clear of anything with 2.0 in the title. Fool that I am, I decided to install the tempting new phone software that iTunes offered me. I retired to put the kettle on - as is tradition wi...
Ok there's no fintech angle here, but according to The Metro, mistresses of male high fliers in the City of London are getting the chop as spending habits are cut back. Apparently the first thing to ...
All too often with fraud there is a dishonest employee involved somewhere along the line. Although every check on an employees background may show them to be a paragon of virtue, there is no guarantee...
You may have noticed we've carried out a further overhaul of the site to tie the various sections together and hopefully make the appearance even more gorgeous. We have also strived to put functionali...
As if the banks don’t have enough on their plates! Credit crunch, rising consumer debt, the cost of compliance and now - being called upon to be made liable for losses incurred by customers through e
Data breach notices have a scalability problem. As the number of notices soars, we need to better define what is a serious breach and what is not. Otherwise, the public drowns in breach notices, many...
If you recall a few days ago there was some discussion around a vulnerability in the Mifare chip - well things are hotting up a bit with the chipmaker taking the University to court to stop the resea...
As the economic growth in United States is slowing down, Card industry is likely to witness some pressure becuase it is the biggest market for this industry. US has biggest market share in Card indust...