1013 Results from 2011
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Sebastien Slim points out in his blog post (Generating loyal customers through mobile banking, 14 March 2011) that analyst research shows that banks are starting to take notice of mobile banking, stating that they can no longer afford to put off the adoption of this hugely important channel. But he also notes that banks still have a great deal of ...
24 March 2011 /retail
Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me
In Buffalo New York WBEN reports “Buffalo Police are investigating a home invasion at a Sussex Street home. The male victim told police the suspects accosted him, wearing what appeared to be FBI badges and jackets.” “The victim reported that he was driving down Welker Street at around 8:45 AM, when four or five black males wearing “FBI” gear stop...
24 March 2011 /security /regulation
Social media security issues involve identity theft, brand hijacking, privacy issues, online reputation management, and users’ physical security. Social media provides opportunities for criminals to “friend” their potential victims, creating a false sense of trust they can use against their victims through phishing or other scams. Register your ful...
23 March 2011 /security /regulation
Within most companies when you hear the word "growth," it is often implies "success." But that thinking is not universal. To IT department staff, the word "growth" can have a more ominous meaning, especially when applied to data storage. With the results of its recent survey on data growth, User Survey Analysis: Key T...
Danske Bank just made it easier to spend money and pay your bill. Their customers can now pay bills with just a photo of their bill and a tap on their iPhone screen. Making online payments a lot easier. Even easier than NFC chips (as these chips won't be attached to paper bills). This enticing app from Danske Bank's is now available for iPhone, i...
23 March 2011 Innovation in Financial Services
Steve Scott Senior Product Manager, Business Banking at Temenos
It's interesting to hear it said at IPS2011 that performing real time reconciliation is crucial to managing liquidity risk . I would agree with this but for the fact that if the demand is really there then why is it that the necessary data is so hard to come by? Crucial implies that this is must have data, but what are banks doing to ensure tha...
23 March 2011 /payments /regulation SWIFT Matters
Craig Ramsey Head of Real-Time Payments at ACI Worldwide
I blogged earlier this week about the importance of payments and banks adding value for their corporate customers, which is being highlighted at IPS. Electronic payment volumes are still increasing and banks have to look at how they are being managed and processed. But for many institutions this can be easier said than done. The past 30 years ha...
23 March 2011 /payments
Sriram Natarajan Risk Dog at Credit Risk Fraud Cards Professional
I do salute the stoic resilence of the Japanese people in the face of disaster. But I think the award for the most responsive and 'quick to market' mob goes to the internet scamsters! Within an hour of the news of the disaster in Japan, invitations to make donations for tsunami relief came into my inbox. In fact, so creative and impressive are thes...
23 March 2011 /security /regulation Innovation in Financial Services
There is much debate about the drivers for change in the payments systems arena. New technologies spawning new payments channels, global payments continuing to grow, the move away from paper, market or political initiatives such as SEPA and of course the current high profile topic of increasing regulation. Each of these issues or a combinatio...
23 March 2011
At the Retail Banking in Europe conference last week, in Amsterdam the fundamental theme that came up again and again was the impact of social and digital trends on customer service. Mike Warriner, our CTO highlighted to the banking executives in attendance the key themes he sees developing over the next ten years. One of the themes he explored wa...
22 March 2011 /retail
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