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Cartes 2008, contactless, prepaid and transport strikes

So, Cartes is over for another year. Of course, transport strikes featured along the way, but then, it wouldn't be Cartes without them, would it? The exhibition itself was awash with high-tech printer...

07 Nov 2008
Paul Penrose

HSBC on the value of IT

One HSBC is a scheme that aims to move 55 core banking systems, 24 credit card systems, 41 internet banking systems, 40 desktop standards and five unique trading rooms on to one global platform by 201...

07 Nov 2008
A Finextra Member

any chance that these stories are related ?

http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/chorley/Aliens-blamed-for-Chorley-powercut.4664808.jp

07 Nov 2008
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It is not the risks we know that should worry us

There have been countless risk conferences and countless hours spent by risk managers over the years on the importance of understanding and mitigating risks in the markets. The sad fact is that recent...

07 Nov 2008
Data Management 101
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What is the true value of XBRL?

XML is not new but you would be forgiven for thinking it is, in the financial services industry. Now that ISO20022 is grabbing some attention there is an inevitable growing interest in XML. A few year...

07 Nov 2008
MiFID
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Politicians Out Of Touch, Or Making Mischief...?

Gordon Brown should know better (and so should David Cameron, for that matter). GB has conducted a press conference this morning calling for the banks to reduce rates now that the BoE has done so. Fu...

07 Nov 2008
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Extortion: Up To 50 million People's Data Breached

The New York Times reports that the FBI is investigating an extortion threat involving the personal and medical information of up to 50 million people. The actual extent of the breach is unknown howev...

07 Nov 2008
Whatever...
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Does Credit Scoring Really Serve Us Well Anymore?

One of the processes that needs to be examined, as the world's authorities work out how to change the financial infrastructure for the better, is the process of automated and remote credit scoring and...

07 Nov 2008
Transaction Banking
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While the real crisis is building up

Welcome to a new world! Following a phase of brutal consolidation, investment banking will be carried out by a handful of huge commercial banks themselves under direct or indirect control of governmen...

07 Nov 2008
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Official: iPhone beats Crack

Most people know the blackberry as the crackberry due to frequent addiction, sufferers sleeping with it under their pillow was not unusual. Now the real fun is starting with iPhone and Android coming ...

07 Nov 2008
Innovation in Financial Services
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A Little Follow-up on the Treasurer's Knobs - noneconomist

A little follow up on knob-twiddling on those Treasurers machines. In countries where there are multiple levels of government, such as federal and state, we have the unfortunate scenario of too many ...

07 Nov 2008
Whatever...
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Here's the latest progress report...hic!

The Irish authorities have issued the following progress statement:- Our investigative team have scoured country in search of the USB to be sure that it hasn’t fallen into the wrong hands. The search...

06 Nov 2008

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