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Paul Penrose Head of Research at Finextra
Another day, another sorry tale of dirty tricks, identity theft and corporate espionage on the Finextra news beat. Intrigued? Then read on. I promise you won't be disappointed. A couple of weeks back the Finextra news desk received an e-mailed press release announcing the acquisition of niche payments consulting firm The Sepa Consultancy by US tech...
12 May 2009 /payments /retail
Keith Appleyard IT Consultant at available for hire
With the number of confirmed swine flu cases continuing to rise, a global benchmarking survey of financial institutions has revealed that, although over 70% of firms have a pandemic-specific business continuity programme in place, many may be dangerously out of date. https://www.finextra.com/fullstory.asp?id=19996 30% of those programmes have not ...
06 May 2009 /regulation
The Financial Services Authority has called on UK Financial Services firms to assess their contingency plans in light of the recent outbreak of influenza https://www.finextra.com/fullstory.asp?id=19992 With acknowledgments to SunGuard, here is a useful Nine Steps to Prepare Your Business for a Pandemic 1. Consider the Impact of Missing People Wit
04 May 2009 /regulation
Retired Member
I like to read. Videos take too long. People talk too slowly in online videos. I don't have the time to listen to endless bleating to garner a gem or two. That's why I like to read. I read very quickly, it's a gift. I don't always remember what I read but I generally remember where to find what I've previously read if it suddenly becomes relevant....
03 May 2009
It's only been 4 weeks since I wrote that 2 out of 3 UK Companies did not have a proven Business Continuity Plan https://www.finextra.com/blogs/fullblog.aspx?blogid=2737 but no apologies for resurrecting it again so quickly, since it also reported that 53% of organisations have no plans to help them cope during an influenza pandemic. So before thin...
30 April 2009 /regulation
RyanAir has announced that from 1st October, there will be no Ryanair check-in desk at any of its airports, and everyone must check-in online and print off their boarding pass. On the one hand RyanAir check-in is more flexible than British Airways etc, who don't let you check-in online until 24 hours before departure, and won't let you use the chec...
29 April 2009
Matt White North America editor at Finextra
Somewhat surprisingly, the rather 'traditional' Daily Telegraph has embraced the hip new thing that is Twitter. So, it decided to add a UK Budget Twitter Fall (live streaming update of tweets) to its site. This means that any tweet containing "#budget" makes it onto the paper's site. I'm sure you'll be shocked to learn that some mischiev...
20 April 2009
Nick Hastings
Thought I'd give you a quick update on my walk. The kick off is under 4 days away now and I will be setting off next Tuesday (21 April). I am looking forward to the challenge and the experience but I must admit I am getting a little nervous!4 months of solid training is now coming down to 9 days following the Thames through field and town - and ha...
17 April 2009 /payments /wholesale
Chris Skinner pointed me to Verizon's staggering report that there were 285 million records stolen in 2008. 91% of those data breaches were committed by organised criminal groups. It also suggests that PIN algorithms have been defeated. The number of records stolen in 2008 was more than the previous four years in total. At Christmas I pointed out ...
15 April 2009 /security /payments
There are some banks out there going full steam ahead and doing good things. In previous mega-blogs I've mentioned Santander as the one to watch. I also suggested that education was a great opportunity for FI's to participate, support and otherwise value add to their customers. Santander obviously agrees and El presidente Emilio Botin has announce...
15 April 2009
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