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As a result of a series of high profile service outages, core banking systems are now under more scrutiny than ever before. The RBS incident last summer was just one in a list of outages that impacted...
I've been trying to figure out how the different companies get together to manage card payments. It's a complicated business, and I’m still learning. Readers, please do comment and correct my underst...
The rise of devices has led to a huge creation of data. When you include images (video and still) I can quite believe the revelation that “90% of the world’s data has been created in the last 2 years...
The government has visibility into every single one of your invoices – Do You? As we continue to explore transparency and risks in Latin America, I wanted to continue on the topic of the Foreign Corru...
Hey merchants, yes you, BillGuard released a report that examined the grey charge problem among US debit and credit cardholders and the service costs impacting card issuers and retailers. The report r...
At the latest Cheque User Forum, hosted in London by the Cheque & Credit Clearing Company, a vision of the future of cheque clearing was laid out for an animated group of about 150 cheque professi...
Financial regulation has been the flavour of the month for quite a while now and arguably Dodd Frank has been the first name off many commentators’ lips. Whilst this is understandable given the size a...
According to a user survey on mobile banking security conducted by the CFCA (Communications Fraud Control Association), users’ assessment of how safe mobile banking is has really not changed since 201...
You’ve been thinking about getting a home security system but haven’t because you want to do it right and not invest in old, outdated technology. Well, you’re in luck, because now’s the time. Home sec...
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued a circular titled “Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act in the US” to authorised institutions reminding them of their obligation to ensure compliance
Recently, inspired by the upcoming EBUG conference, I felt enthused to try and get a handset with NFC working for payments. Previously i had been "marooned" on an NFC-less iPhone 4S - it had...
There are no shortage of ways identity thieves have to scam you out of your credit, cash and identity. Here are 10 more ways criminals pounce on their victims: Mailbox raiding. Moments after the post...