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Total disintermediation?!

I think it is correct to say that the technological changes of the last decade have not bought changes to the pricing transparency and structuring of retail banking products. The high street banks a

30 Dec 2007
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Outlook 2008: A Nutshell

Time to consider what the year ahead might have in store. Volatility and uncertainty seem to be at an all-time high making an already difficult project that much more challenging. What follows are wha...

29 Dec 2007
Trends in Financial Services
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Technology vendors could help

Regarding staff shortages, I would argue that the providers of technology to hedgefunds could do a better job of developing an ecosystem of knowledgeable individuals of their software. For example, th...

28 Dec 2007
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Bankers, are you ready for next wave? Wake up now for GEN Y.

In next few years, GEN Y is to mature quickly and big revolution is due. Needless to say, virtual / online world is sure to dominate the offline channel in less than a decade. And this will be major b...

27 Dec 2007
Online Banking
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Test your backup strategy - pour wine into your computer

Don't try this at home. I'm sure there is a branch of mathematics or psychology than can adequately explain why disastrous events seem to occur more frequently than you might expect. So - the toast wi...

20 Dec 2007
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Online users, Careful during holiday times

Holiday season is on. And Online users whether using Internet Banking or e-shopping or general net users, just a reminder even assuming most of you already know it. Careful with mails, greetings or s...

20 Dec 2007
Online Banking
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Convergence? what convergence?

Is it me or does there seem to be a lack of convergence on the subject of security in internet banking these days? From a user perspective I have accounts with ING, Nationwide and Barclays to name bu...

19 Dec 2007
Innovation in Financial Services
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Internet Banking - Scene of last decade and some learnings

In the days of virtualization where working mothers and traveling sales-team prefer to use flexi-time and remote jobs profile; Internet is being adopted as a parallel medium of communication, transa

18 Dec 2007
Online Banking
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Regulators about to rule on interchange -watch this closely

Here's something that could have a big impact on how payment schemes are going to compete in the future. European regulators are expected tomorrow to force MasterCard to cut interchange fees, but the ...

18 Dec 2007
SEPA and European Payments
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Phishing losses story lacks credibility

A survey of more than 4500 online US adults results in oh so many details about monetary losses because of phishing. How is it possible to be so conclusive? Details on the methodologies employed in ...

17 Dec 2007
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Changes to site - comments on blogs

It's encouraging to see folk posting in greater numbers up here with some interesting topics. In order to give a more accurate impression of how the interaction is going, we've changed the way comment...

17 Dec 2007
Finextra site news
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Facebook and the Financial Analyst

Investing has evolved into a highly social activity, as evidenced by the countless chatrooms, blogs, and message boards populating the Internet. With the Facebook Platform API now available we would e...

14 Dec 2007
Trends in Financial Services

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