Latest Fujitsu Services News: Finextra Research

Banco Bradesco trials Fujitsu palm vein authentication technology

Brazil's Banco Bradesco, the largest private bank in Latin America, is to begin using Fujitsu's PalmSecure biometric authentication application to verify customers using its ATMs.

13 July 2006

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Standard Chartered switches to Primergy BladeFrame system

Standard Chartered is installing the Primergy BladeFrame system from Fujitsu Siemens Computers as the platform for its new global core retail banking application.

06 June 2006

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Visa warns of PoS software bug

Visa USA is warning that two versions of Fujitsu's point-of-sale software may inadvertantly store customer data, including PIN numbers, during debit card transactions.

21 March 2006

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Osaka Securities Exchange plans switch to OMX

The Osaka Securities Exchange plans to replace its existing Fujitsu trading system with technology developed by Swedish firm OMX, according to a report by Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun.

08 February 2006

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Tokyo Stock Exchange sidelines Fujitsu with new Hitachi system

The Tokyo Stock Exchange has introduced a new trade clearing system from Hitachi in a bid to upgrade performance of its faltering trading systems.

30 January 2006

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Tokyo Stock Exchange admits error in Mizuho trade botch-up

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has admitted that a problem with its own dealing system prevented a Mizuho Securities trader from cancelling an erroneous share-sale order that could cost the brokerage more than $225m.

12 December 2005

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Fujitsu cuts executives' pay after TSE systems failure

Japan's Fujitsu says it has cut the salaries of its president and six other top executives following its role in the systems crash that halted trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) earlier this month.

28 November 2005

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Fujitsu blamed for Tokyo Stock Exchange systems failure

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has blamed Fujitsu - which is responsible for the development and support of its trading platform - for its worst ever systems crash last week.

08 November 2005

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UK Web shoppers want 'security' dividends from banks - Fujitsu Services

Almost half of Web shoppers (44%) feel they should receive better rates from banks as a reward for being careful with their personal security online, while a third (33%) think those who are careless with passwords and card details should be penalised, according to research published by Fujitsu Services.

31 October 2005

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Consumer security fears weakening resistance to biometrics

One in three UK citizens would like banks to introduce biometric security to help combat card fraud, according to research commissioned by Fujitsu Services.

06 May 2005

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Lloyds TSB outsources desktop IT to Fujitsu

British Bank Lloyds TSB is transferring 300 IT staff to Fujitsu Services under a five year desktop outsourcing contract worth £170 million.

14 April 2005

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Majority of UK consumers unhappy about offshore call centres

Over half of UK consumers are unhappy about banks outsourcing customer contact centres to cheap offshore locations, according to research conducted by Fujitsu Services.

22 March 2005

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