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Uri Rivner - BioCatch - Tel Aviv | 21/05/2013 | 176 views

The 1 Million Dollars Frontier Town Robbery

Leavenworth is a small town in the west-coast state of Washington. Starting as a couple of roads parallel to the new railroad tracks set in the late 19th century by the Great Northern Railway company, it was fashioned after a Bavarian village and became a typical western frontier town. With a current population of 1,965, Leavenworth features two r... Tags: Security, Mobile & onlineGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

Olivier Berthier - Moneythor - Singapore | 21/05/2013 | 244 views

Retail banking customers' satisfaction does not mean loyalty

The relationship between retail banking customers and their financial institutions can often be described as strained and tumultuous. The role played by banks in the global financial crisis and its sequels of massive trading losses, Libor fixing scandals and active tax evasion scheming are certainly not doing anything to improve the confidence cust... Tags: Mobile & online, Retail bankingGroup: Online Banking

Alex Bray - Misys - London | 20/05/2013 | 708 views

Sell, sell, sell! The future of Digital Banking

Digital channels are all about sales. If they aren't, then you're doing something wrong. First and foremost, banks are about creating wealth. To do that, banks need to help their customers articulate financial goals and identify financial needs. Once that has been done, banks can provide the products and services to enable customers to achieve Tags: Mobile & online, Retail bankingGroup: Online Banking

Nigel Taylor - GXS - London | 20/05/2013 | 634 views

SME e-Invoicing Adoption in Europe

Electronic invoicing isn’t new and has been around some time in the form of electronic data interchange. A question I am frequently asked, and most recently by a UK government Minister, is if e-Invoicing offers such compelling cost savings and efficiencies, then why isn’t everyone doing it? It’s a great question, and one we are c... Tags: Trade execution, Payments

Gary Wright - BISS Research - London | 20/05/2013 | 356 views

Is LEI getting bogged down?

Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI) is one of the very best global industry standard projects undertaken since ISO15022. It has widespread benefits way beyond the initial focus and could bring forth a new age of efficiencies in financial services previously only really a dream. However, the dream could very easily develop into a nightmare if the Financi...