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Belgian financial services firm Fortis has made a bold move into the social networking space with the launch of a new Website. The join2grow network is being touted by the bank as a MySpace for entrep...
Dave Birch at Consult Hyperion has come up with a splendid wheeze for the tenth annual Digital Money Forum. The goal of the not-for-profit Forum is to encourage discussion and debate around electron...
Headline of the day: 'Fraud-Fighter, Ted Crooks, Joins Global Analytics' Apparently Mr Crooks was a former vice president, Global Fraud Solutions for Fair Isaac Corporation. Well, with a name like tha...
All eyes on Deutsche Börse and Italy’s Monte Titoli after rival exchange Euronext divested itself of all but five per cent of its holding in clearing and settlement agent LCH.Clearnet (LCH.Clearnet t...
It’s Valentines Day and the Finextra mailbox, as ever, is crammed with messages of affection from doting PR bunnies. Spurious press releases linked to the annual love-in are an occupational hazard for...
Researchers from Harvard and MIT have questioned the effectiveness of site image authentication technologies. The technique, pioneered by RSA subsidiary PassMark Security, relies on the exchange of p...
Apparently, legendary blues guitarist Bo Diddley will ring the opening bell at the American Stock Exchange this morning. Why? Perhaps the AmEx mistook Mr Diddley for his mad, bad contemporary Chuck B...
If, as seems increasingly likely, the London Stock Exchange succeeds in seeing off Nasdaq’s attempted hostile takeover, it will at the same time deal a serious blow to the ambitions and reputation of ...
It’s been a long time coming, but Joe Public, and the companies that serve him, are finally wising up to the risks and challenges posed by global warming. This week saw the publication of no less than...
Let’s face it – business videos and podcasts on the Web are a real turn-off. The medium itself has plenty of potential – and at Finextra we’ll be looking to produce more audio/video content over the...
Red faces at the Polish Competition Authority after the European Commission backed down on threats to outlaw credit card interchange fees on retail transactions. (EC abandons retailers and backs down...
Occupying the former Bank of New York building on Leadenhall Street, Prism restaurant and bar is an ideal choice for after work drinks, dinner or lunch. The basement bar has an excellent choice of bee...