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Last week Google released details of a new audio interface it is working on to improve accessibility. They say "An adaptive interface with tactile and audio feedback could make it easier to igno...
Not a one finance professional has even smiled on this comparison. Odd, because these verbs are almost synonyms meaning similar activity - cleaning the cowshed after risks have realised and diseased p...
I must admit to sometimes getting a little overwhelmed at all the effort it takes to live an eco-friendly life. It's not that I'm not making an effort. I recycle at home and at work. I turn off unne...
The scourge of identity theft knows no boundaries. It can happen to anyone: rich, poor, good credit, bad credit. Victims include children, the elderly, celebrities and politicians, even the dead. Iden...
I wrote yesterday on the problems the Commonwealth Bank of Australia was having with a phishing attack that caused customers to call a fake contact centre that impersonated the bank's centre and captu...
Fortunately this fake call centre scam is easy to pevent. These customer's data may have been previousy stolen, or perhaps something as simple as reading the person's mail and determining they were Bo...
Last month Citadel Investment Group announced that it is launching an investment banking division. The company sees huge potential for transactions going forward, and given its outsize capital base, ...
The FT recently asked the question ‘are there board benefits to breaking male hegemony?’ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e829eb68-4a3d-11de-8e7e-00144feabdc0.html. I read this piece with interest – and alt
The full text of the Job vs Halifax judgement makes for interesting reading. Both claimant and defendant called some well qualified witnesses, from Cambridge University and APACS. The bank produced a ...
While the President has his hands full bringing world peace and the usual things expected from a US President, back home there is the big issue of identity and privacy hindering the American informati...
I normally focus the blog on Europe, but this story from Australia shows a very alarming new level of fraud. In this case fraudsters have targeted Commonwealth Bank of Australia customers with a fake ...
We have 3 types of payment cards 1) Pay before (Prepaid) 2) Pay Now (Debit) 3) Pay After. (Credit) Debit and Credit cards have a long history – but it seems that the Prepaid Card is s