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Cloud Computing in Financial Services Research

Thank you to the 235 readers of the Finanser for participating in the Cloud Computing Research the Financial Services Club conducted over the autumn. The results will be released next Wednesday 14th October but, for those who are in London on 13th, we have a special meeting of the Financial Services Club where the results…

Cloud Computing in Financial Services Research

Thank you to the 235 readers of the Finanser for participating in the Cloud Computing Research the Financial Services Club conducted over the autumn. The results will be released next Wednesday 14th October but, for those who are in London on 13th, we have a special meeting of the Financial Services Club where the results…

How politically incorrect is the banking industry?

I posted the non-PC ad from Optivert last week and this comes on the back of plenty of other politically incorrect items, such as the bank with strippers. Maybe this approach is driven by the folks who run banks who are typically men as, if women were running banks, there wouldn't have been a financial…

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How politically incorrect is the banking industry?

I posted the non-PC ad from Optivert last week and this comes on the back of plenty of other politically incorrect items, such as the bank with strippers. Maybe this approach is driven by the folks who run banks who are typically men as, if women were running banks, there wouldn't have been a financial…

RZB1

When Payments Go Mobile Who’s Accountable?

I'm introducing a free webcast next week with Accuity on mobile payments. The focus is on: "When Payments Go Mobile Who's Accountable?" and airs on Wednesday, October 7th at 9:00 EST / 14:00 UK. Here's the background: Mobile banking and M-payments are growing in popularity. These devices are being used for remittances, consumer purchases, banking…

Quotes of the Crisis

Newsweek has picked out some killer quotes that they thought tracked the financial crisis. Here are a few of them, with my own interpretation … * February 23rd 2004 “American consumers might benefit if lenders provided greater mortgage product alternatives to the traditional fixed rate mortgage. To the degree that households are driven by fears…

Cisco

Quotes of the Crisis

Newsweek has picked out some killer quotes that they thought tracked the financial crisis. Here are a few of them, with my own interpretation … * February 23rd 2004 “American consumers might benefit if lenders provided greater mortgage product alternatives to the traditional fixed rate mortgage. To the degree that households are driven by fears…

Cisco

Quotes of the Crisis

Newsweek has picked out some killer quotes that they thought tracked the financial crisis. Here are a few of them, with my own interpretation … * February 23rd 2004 “American consumers might benefit if lenders provided greater mortgage product alternatives to the traditional fixed rate mortgage. To the degree that households are driven by fears…

Cisco

Final chance to enter our Cloud Computing survey

This is your final chance to participate in the Financial Services Club's Cloud Computing Survey. So far, over 200 finance professionals have completed the survey and the results show that payments and retail and commercial banking are the sweet spots for cloud computing. The barrier into the banking markets being firmly based around security concerns…

Almost 99 red balloons (banks bust) [UPDATE]

Just noticed that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) closed down their 93rd and 94th banks in the USA this weekend.  The latest two to succumb are Irwin Union Bank and Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company after the parent firm, Irwin Financial, could not meet the FDIC's requirements to increase their capital. Who will…

Cisco

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