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I’ve blogged a few times about identity theft and its issues, but it only came home to me how easy such theft can be last week.  My challenge was related to my ageing in-laws who needed to close down a remortgage with their bank but, being rather old and hard-of-hearing, wanted me to call on…

I’ve blogged a few times about identity theft and its issues, but it only came home to me how easy such theft can be last week.  My challenge was related to my ageing in-laws who needed to close down a remortgage with their bank but, being rather old and hard-of-hearing, wanted me to call on…

I live near to the Bank of England’s printworks operated by De La Rue.  This is the paper factory that produces all the bank notes for Britain.   In fact, I quite often jog around their car park as it’s nice and flat which, in my area of the country, is quite unusual. Having cased the…

I am struck by the sheer number of announcements over the past 12 months related to mobile payments and mobile banking.  Nothing wrong with this, but times change fast and I’m already wondering how long mobile will be in vogue. For example, just as the iPod is dead, so is the mobile. What, you ask? …

I am struck by the sheer number of announcements over the past 12 months related to mobile payments and mobile banking.  Nothing wrong with this, but times change fast and I’m already wondering how long mobile will be in vogue. For example, just as the iPod is dead, so is the mobile. What, you ask? …

I am struck by the sheer number of announcements over the past 12 months related to mobile payments and mobile banking.  Nothing wrong with this, but times change fast and I’m already wondering how long mobile will be in vogue. For example, just as the iPod is dead, so is the mobile. What, you ask? …

Although Biology is a well-known science, there is a lesser known but of growing importance science that is also, by coincidence, called Buyology. Buyology has been used in other context (google the word and you get just over 500 returns, most of which are for a US store chain), but I’ve started using it to…

Although Biology is a well-known science, there is a lesser known but of growing importance science that is also, by coincidence, called Buyology. Buyology has been used in other context (google the word and you get just over 500 returns, most of which are for a US store chain), but I’ve started using it to…

Coincidentally, at the same time as a bank rejected my PayPal transactions, another one sent me the solution to my online identity issues.  It arrived in a very nice box, and had a note that said: "We’re looking after you and protecting you." Now one of my bank accounts (I have four) is NatWest, just…

SAS and Teradata execs took time out from announcing their partnership today to say they expected to continue working with both SAP and Business Objects. "We have partnerships with everyone," said Bob Fair, EVP for global field operations at Teradata. "For us, when one company acquires another company with a revenue stream and a customer…