Near Field Communication payments – the GSMA calls for more handsets
Near Field Communication (NFC) in which mobile/cell phone devices provide payment services at points of sale such as transport ticketing...
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Risk Management Demands Extend Beyond Banking
It’s not just a bank thing. Everyone needs to step up their risk assessment. So said OpenPages’ president and chief...
Back to the Downward Credit Spiral
We're in another downward spiral. The TED spread, which measures the difference between three-month Treasurys and the three-month Libor rate...
Big 3 – To Be Or Not To Be?
Just a quick opinion here on the Big 3 need for cash. Based upon your possible view point, you may...
Robert Peston
Those that are not following the commentary from Robert Peston at the BBC on the banking crisis have missed some...
Chip & PIN a dead end?
There is a growing back lash to the introduction of Chip and PIN and point of sale as the schemes...
No Details on Credit Card Losses from Ken Lewis
Kenneth Lewis, the chief executive of Bank of America Corp., said yesterday that credit card losses will jump in the...
Unemployment, the New Black
A 7.5% unemployment rate is the new black - at least to bankers. (Leave it to bankers to be hip...
Banks Make Security Technology Top Priority
The chaos on Wall Street is prompting financial institutions to make security technology an even higher priority, say tech venders....
Card Rates Rise with Perceived Risk
In response to heightened sensitivity to risk, credit card lenders have notably increased the prices they charge their borrowers. Even...
