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Things worth reading: 7th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: "One employee of a large bank discovered that his entire division was being eliminated via a Reuters wire."11 Horrific Layoff Stories (Billshrink) Companies Amazon Mobile Payments Service – Monetize your mobile applications or website easily with Amazon Payments (Amazon Payments Blog)First Direct sorry for text mess (Register)HSBC boss…

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Things worth reading: 7th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: "One employee of a large bank discovered that his entire division was being eliminated via a Reuters wire."11 Horrific Layoff Stories (Billshrink) Companies Amazon Mobile Payments Service – Monetize your mobile applications or website easily with Amazon Payments (Amazon Payments Blog)First Direct sorry for text mess (Register)HSBC boss…

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Things worth reading: 6th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: "Amazon launched a new service which brings the company's payment processing tools to mobile devices. Called the 'Amazon Mobile Payments Service', the technology includes a set of APIs (application programming interfaces) for mobile developers which will allow them to provide payment options to their customers within…

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Things worth reading: 6th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: "Amazon launched a new service which brings the company's payment processing tools to mobile devices. Called the 'Amazon Mobile Payments Service', the technology includes a set of APIs (application programming interfaces) for mobile developers which will allow them to provide payment options to their customers within…

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Things worth reading: 5th October 2009

Things we're reading today include: * Today's must read “New malware being used by cybercrooks does more than let hackers loot a bank account; it hides evidence of a victim’s dwindling balance by rewriting online bank statements on the fly.”New Malware Re-Writes Online Bank Statements to Cover Fraud  (Wired) Crisis How the government bailout saved…

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Things worth reading: 5th October 2009

Things we're reading today include: * Today's must read “New malware being used by cybercrooks does more than let hackers loot a bank account; it hides evidence of a victim’s dwindling balance by rewriting online bank statements on the fly.”New Malware Re-Writes Online Bank Statements to Cover Fraud  (Wired) Crisis How the government bailout saved…

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The Finanser’s Week: 28th September – 4th October 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: The European Commission has released the formal document with "feedback on the public consultation on possible end-date(s) for SEPA migration" (13 page pdf)LSE granted exclusivity for Turquoise move  (Times)'Polanski arrest was hatched by Swiss bankers' (Evening Standard)BofA CEO resigns (Reuters)Review of Michael Moore's new film 'Capitalism: A Love…

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The Finanser’s Week: 28th September – 4th October 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: The European Commission has released the formal document with "feedback on the public consultation on possible end-date(s) for SEPA migration" (13 page pdf)LSE granted exclusivity for Turquoise move  (Times)'Polanski arrest was hatched by Swiss bankers' (Evening Standard)BofA CEO resigns (Reuters)Review of Michael Moore's new film 'Capitalism: A Love…

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Things worth reading: 2nd October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: The European Commission has released the formal document with "feedback on the public consultation on possible end-date(s) for SEPA migration" (13 page pdf) "Among the deadlines mentioned as feasible for the migration to SCT and SDD, a majority favoured either end-2012 or end-2013 when both SCT…

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Things worth reading: 1st October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read BofA CEO resigns (Reuters)Bank of America's enemies list  (Business Week)Ken Lewis, chief executive of Bank of America, to step down (Guardian) Other news The secret to Goldman Sachs' good fortune (New York Post) UK banks in landmark bonus reform pledge based on G20 agreement  (Telegraph)UK banks accept curbs on…

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