Newsweek has picked out some killer quotes that they thought tracked the financial crisis. Here are a few of them, with my own interpretation … * February 23rd 2004 “American consumers might benefit if lenders provided greater mortgage product alternatives to the traditional fixed rate mortgage. To the degree that households are driven by fears…
Newsweek has picked out some killer quotes that they thought tracked the financial crisis. Here are a few of them, with my own interpretation … * February 23rd 2004 “American consumers might benefit if lenders provided greater mortgage product alternatives to the traditional fixed rate mortgage. To the degree that households are driven by fears…
This is your final chance to participate in the Financial Services Club's Cloud Computing Survey. So far, over 200 finance professionals have completed the survey and the results show that payments and retail and commercial banking are the sweet spots for cloud computing. The barrier into the banking markets being firmly based around security concerns…
Just noticed that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) closed down their 93rd and 94th banks in the USA this weekend. The latest two to succumb are Irwin Union Bank and Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company after the parent firm, Irwin Financial, could not meet the FDIC's requirements to increase their capital. Who will…
Just noticed that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) closed down their 93rd and 94th banks in the USA this weekend. The latest two to succumb are Irwin Union Bank and Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company after the parent firm, Irwin Financial, could not meet the FDIC's requirements to increase their capital. Who will…
Just noticed that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) closed down their 93rd and 94th banks in the USA this weekend. The latest two to succumb are Irwin Union Bank and Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company after the parent firm, Irwin Financial, could not meet the FDIC's requirements to increase their capital. Who will…
It seems strange when you've looked forward to something to be looking back already, but here we are at the end of another SIBOS jamboree. Here's a few personal highlights from SIBOS 2009: And now, of course, we can all look forward to SIBOS 2010 in Amsterdam! * The Finanser is sponsored by VocaLink and Cisco: For details…
It seems strange when you've looked forward to something to be looking back already, but here we are at the end of another SIBOS jamboree. Here's a few personal highlights from SIBOS 2009: And now, of course, we can all look forward to SIBOS 2010 in Amsterdam! * The Finanser is sponsored by VocaLink and Cisco: For details…
Many, many years ago I worked for a company called Wang Computers. Wang were a really innovative firm that dominated the space of office technologies until they got their strategy wrong and went out of business … long story. Short story … when I worked there, my job was marketing imaging systems. Basically, scanners for…
