Payments

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…

One thing banks are concerned about with PayPal is if users place more funds on account, as this means you could operate a revolving debit account within PayPal with no funds ever flowing through the banking system.  For example, I could place £1,000 on debit with PayPal and then use that to buy and sell…

One thing banks are concerned about with PayPal is if users place more funds on account, as this means you could operate a revolving debit account within PayPal with no funds ever flowing through the banking system.  For example, I could place £1,000 on debit with PayPal and then use that to buy and sell…

So the afternoon progresses and I’m now bouncing around like a ping-pong ball between SEPA, corporates, Asia, FpML, Fedwire … you name it.  It must be to do with this idea that yours truly can assimilate the global banking trends and regurgitate them at will.  Can I really do this?  No way.  I’m just a…

I’m sure you can see there’s a theme to this week’s blogging kicked off by Posh and Becks in my first posting.  Yes, it’s got to be a Spice Girls week.  Not sure how I’ll get through Ginger, Sporty, Baby and Scarey … although there’s a few folks around here that remind me of those…

I’m sure you can see there’s a theme to this week’s blogging kicked off by Posh and Becks in my first posting.  Yes, it’s got to be a Spice Girls week.  Not sure how I’ll get through Ginger, Sporty, Baby and Scarey … although there’s a few folks around here that remind me of those…

I’m sure you can see there’s a theme to this week’s blogging kicked off by Posh and Becks in my first posting.  Yes, it’s got to be a Spice Girls week.  Not sure how I’ll get through Ginger, Sporty, Baby and Scarey … although there’s a few folks around here that remind me of those…

As you’d expect, there are copious amounts of liquid refreshment available during SIBOS.  Many of the booths have champagne and wine, and then at around 5ish the general masses enjoy cocktails across the exhibition floor. This then leads into the evening’s frivolities and I enjoyed a couple of parties last night … after all, just…