Finextra: Bank chiefs grilled by MPs over ATM fees
Half of all ATMs in the UK will soon charge customers for withdrawing cash, according to HBOS chief executive James Crosby, who was speaking at the Treasury Select Committee’s investigation into cash machine charges.
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Finextra: Finexpo speakers talk up data management and compliance
Data management and compliance have emerged as key pain points for financial market participants attending this year’s Finexpo City Technology Strategies event in London.
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Finextra: Risk rises up the agenda, but IT issues remain a challenge
Four out of five major financial firms now have a chief risk officer, but the quest for enterprise risk management remains an elusive goal, according to a global industry survey conducted by Deloitte.
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While the author is speaking of municipalities, the problem applies equally to Banks and large companies. TheStar.com – Three sectors to watch Where is Toronto going to find the billions of dollars necessary to update its sewer, water and transit systems? How is North America going to move toward a hydrogen economy after becoming so dependent on fuelling infrastructure for gasoline? Deteriorating legacy infrastructure keeps so-called developed nations and corporate giants doing constant band-aid maintenance. It takes resources away from the overhauls required to stay competitive. “They see the new technology coming and whap! They get blindsided by this thing … Continue reading They see the new technology coming and whap
TheStar.com – Kilroy leaves IBM Canada to join Symcor
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IBM Canada president Ed Kilroy is leaving the computer services company to become chief executive of Symcor Inc., a cheque and payment processing outsourcing firm owned by three of Canada’s big banks.
Kilroy will take over his new job Jan. 10, Symcor said in a release Tuesday.
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Globetechnology: Banking on technology
By Bernard Courtois
Special to Globe and Mail Update
Front Lines is a guest viewpoint section offering perspectives on current issues and events from people working on the front lines of Canada’s technology industry.Bernard Courtois is president of the Information Technology Association of Canada.
As a sector, Canada’s financial services companies have built one of the most extensive and sophisticated customer service networks in the world.
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Finextra: Online banking services key to bank selection
Online banking and bill payment services are leading factors for customers in determining where to open a new account and how they perceive bank brands, according to a study by California-based Keynote Systems.
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Finextra: LLoydsTSB launches text alert service
Lloyds TSB Internet banking has launched a new mobile phone text alert service, which will allow its personal and business Web banking customers to receive account information over their mobile handsets.
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Finextra: Fujitsu wins Lloyds TSB IT outsourcing deal
UK bank Lloyds TSB is outsourcing the remaining part of its distributed IT services to Fujitsu
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Finextra: Revenue from cash machine charges more than doubles in a year
UK consumers are paying 140 million a year to withdraw money from cash machines, an increase of 133% on the previous 12 months, according to figures compiled by Nationwide Building Society.
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