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Tim Tyler - Misys - London | 30/04/2012 | 1805 views | 3 comments

Man The Pumps?

I have just read an article on the Economist linked to by Finextra: "The bank of SMS" - talking about mobile banking across Africa.Even more interesting than the article were the comments, of which one leapt out at me more than others. It was criticising the investment being made in mobile banking, when there should be so many other priorities: "Y... Tags: Payments, Retail bankingGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

Bill McGloin - Computacenter - Edinburgh | 30/04/2012 | 2190 views

The future of big data for the stockbroker

In an industry that needs to securely store large consumptions of confidential and corporate data, the financial sector is quick to embrace the progression of technology that can support their needs through a more advanced storage system. It’s a sector that has been keen to drive big data forward in the last couple of years, but with as s... Tags: Trade execution

Dirk Kinvig - Finextra - London | 30/04/2012 | 2224 views | 2 comments

Corporate trends in social media?

This weekend I was pondering the ways to monetise one of my twitter accounts (that's amassed 2360 followers. Woohoo!). How could I profit from this? Initially, I was tempted to bulk buy some items then surreptitiously plug them on twitter with a link through to Ebay. This got me thinking about the way in which business interacts with social media ...

Pat Carroll - ValidSoft - London | 30/04/2012 | 3885 views

Casting a vote in the race towards American mobile payments

The 57th presidential election might be one of the most talked about contests in the U.S. this year, but if you really want to see some action it’s the U.S. payments space where your attention needs to be. The way things have been shaping up over the last few months, by the time the next president knocks on the door of the White House, there ... Tags: Security, PaymentsGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

Chris Pickles - BT - London | 30/04/2012 | 1836 views | 2 comments

Smart Cards and Meccano

Sadly Roland Moreno, the French inventor of the Smart Card, has passed away, and at a much-too-early age. Mr Moreno invented the Smart Card concept in 1974 – the year that I got my first job after university. A whole working generation later, we are still using Smart Cards while discussions about how we will or won’t use mobile phones... Tags: Cards, Payments