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A discussion of trends in innovation management within financial institutions, and the key processes, technology and cultural shifts driving innovation.
It's nice to see HSBC getting into online networking, and with a good bankable idea. It could pay off in providing the bank with a modern image because let's face it, the average start-up will be maki...
I recently looked at some superannuation sites. I am going to mention my thoughts on a few. I'll start with Tower. Will that be a Super Regular Premium Plan, or will you have the Regular Premium Plan ...
Our original True Medal Tally version one posted late last week generated some amusing remarks about the race for the wooden spoon once you allow for per capita productivity. But the Aussies have tak...
OK, enough of the boring medal count from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Lets get serious. What are the rankings once you take population into account (per capita) and income (Gross Domestic Product or ...
I see the Absa move as being a smart one, except for the methodology, but we'll see how they go. I have been suggesting it for a while and it's nice to see I have been beaten to the punch by Absa. I c...
I have been watching unfolding events in the banking world with a sense of incredulity and rising trepidation. It's like watching a train crash in slow motion. It just seems like it is one debacle aft...
I look back over 100 blogs I've written and have a look at the major issues discussed. Faster transactions, security, identity and whether smart cards or mobiles or a mixture of both would be the best...
Is this fitting in with the GSMA - Western Union alliance? The telco's will get into bed with anyone for a slice of those transactions. I wonder if we'll see some trust between telco's come out of th...
I'd just like to let the waiters and waitresses of the world know that we have thought of them with our mobile solution for transactions. Hospitality staff are all very important to both commerce and ...
I digress and had to get back to my own blog and have posted a response to Jean-Philippe. We obviously look at things from different viewpoints, and you make a good point, yes, nothing is 'free', ho...
I know I'm a promoter of mobile payments, but really I'm just a promoter of doing it easier and safer. I am not keen on fingerprint scanners, they are not easier or safer. Fingerprints are not reall...
They aren't even really fraudsters in the old-fashioned sense of the word, more like FLAWDSTERS. Yet another flaw uncovered in the card based transaction system? Why am I not surprised? Here's a de...