I hid this link in my blog about the Abbey, but had to draw out this survey in more depth. According to the BBC’s Mintel survey of over 13,000 Brits, 57.5% are very satisfied or satisfied with their bank. Mind you, that does mean that 42.1% are disatisfied or very disatisfied. Nevertheless, 80% have stayed…
Interesting podcast from the British Computer Society today discussing a Moroccan phishing kit called "Mister Brain" that you can download and use for free. It allows you to create a nice little phishing site of your very own. They even provide templates for spam e-mail including brands such as Bank of America, eBay, PayPal and…
Interesting podcast from the British Computer Society today discussing a Moroccan phishing kit called "Mister Brain" that you can download and use for free. It allows you to create a nice little phishing site of your very own. They even provide templates for spam e-mail including brands such as Bank of America, eBay, PayPal and…
I’ve spoken about community currencies regularly, but some folks find them hard to visualise. Well, there’s one project alive and kicking in the Devon town of Totnes, as described in the Observer and many other articles. This BBC coverage of the Devonian Totnes pound shows the concept best though, and includes a video that explains…
I’ve spoken about community currencies regularly, but some folks find them hard to visualise. Well, there’s one project alive and kicking in the Devon town of Totnes, as described in the Observer and many other articles. This BBC coverage of the Devonian Totnes pound shows the concept best though, and includes a video that explains…
There’s been a recent storm of controversy over the ECB’s decision to accept mortgage backed bonds from Spain. In effect, Spain has had a disastrous subprime mortgage collapse and has been bailed out by the ECB. This Investment Markets note of last week explains the process well, saying that Spanish banks have been…
There’s been a recent storm of controversy over the ECB’s decision to accept mortgage backed bonds from Spain. In effect, Spain has had a disastrous subprime mortgage collapse and has been bailed out by the ECB. This Investment Markets note of last week explains the process well, saying that Spanish banks have been…
A mate pointed this out from International Banking Systems Journal, December/January issue: "Italian payment network provider, SIA-SSB, is seeking to move firmly into SWIFT’s domain, with plans to extend its SIAnet broadband network. It is taking its current infrastructure, which provides connectivity between banks and corporates in Italy, as well as linking to European brokers…
A mate pointed this out from International Banking Systems Journal, December/January issue: "Italian payment network provider, SIA-SSB, is seeking to move firmly into SWIFT’s domain, with plans to extend its SIAnet broadband network. It is taking its current infrastructure, which provides connectivity between banks and corporates in Italy, as well as linking to European brokers…
