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A Finextra Member

To tweet or not to tweet

There are many employers who ban the use of social networking sites during work hours so as to avoid an office of distracted employees. However according to recent research by the University of Melbo

28 Apr 2009
Women in Technology
Bo Harald

Questions European tax payers should ask

We are at critical point in our economy - businesses are struggling, public debt is soaring, many banks need support,tax increases are threatening, unemployment is on the rise, budget cuts eat into p...

27 Apr 2009
Innovation in Financial Services
Dirk Kinvig

Social Bookmarking

Over at Finextra Towers, We've been working hard behind the scenes to ensure that we keep up with the times and all things Web 2.0. At Finextra.com we have made some recent changes to the news items ...

27 Apr 2009
Bo Harald

Think small

We have in the EU Commission Expert Group on e-Invoicing seen a constant need to stress that the migration away from manual invoicing can only happen if it based on the simplest possible concepts - ot...

26 Apr 2009
Stanley Epstein

Getting back to basics

Although the world's financial system is still in dire straits, together with the economies that have been dragged down with them, there seems to be an element of optimism in the air. Perhaps it is th...

26 Apr 2009
Innovation in Financial Services
Robert Siciliano

Social media and the road to hate

I was on CNN this week and CNN also featured Perez Hilton, who was hired by Donald Trump, to judge a beauty contest and Hilton made hateful remarks about Miss Californias beliefs. Perez is a hateful

24 Apr 2009
Cedric Pariente

Online Banking, Hacker's Mind and Mutual Authentication

Lately I have read a lot of interesting blogs and comments about identity theft. This is obviously a hot topic, Hackers have never been so active and banks have had a hard time keeping up. Prologue:

24 Apr 2009
Transaction Fraud Systems and Analysis
A Finextra Member

Time for a Referendum on the Budget

Not only are the projected borrowing figures staggering to comprehend, but they are also surely immoral. How can it be that any Government can condemn the population they purport to serve to a lifeti...

23 Apr 2009
Trends in Financial Services
A Finextra Member

It's a Bird It's a Plane...It's Earth Day

Happy Belated Earth Day! Yes, I know Earth Day was yesterday...hence the belated...but tell the truth did you remember to celebrate? How do you celebrate the Earth? Do you hug a tree, have a neighb...

23 Apr 2009
Going green
Steven Husk

Five steps for a new approach to risk management

There has been a lot of discussion – and differing opinions - around how risk management must change in light of the financial crisis. But to find the path to recovery, there is perhaps some consensus...

23 Apr 2009
Richard Barr

Moving beyond the economic swamp

I find it ever so fascinating to scan the economic news each morning. Doing so reminds me that old curse "May you live in interesting times". As almost anyone will tell you, our world market...

22 Apr 2009
A Finextra Member

Parental leave?

With the ever evolving legislation surrounding maternity leave, the Equality and Human Rights Commission is proposing the introduction of ‘parental leave’, to replace the regulations which make the UK...

22 Apr 2009
Women in Technology

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