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CIOs on the back foot over handheld device security

October 1, 2007

Companies should be worried about the very real threat of security breaches in the mobile device space and ensure that effective counter measures are put in place. Alan Duerden explains.

Rob Close

October 1, 2007

The CEO of CLS Bank International details the technological challenges of keeping pace with the fast-changing dynamics of FX settlement. Alan Duerden reports.

Natives vs aliens

October 1, 2007

Meet the digital natives and understand why you can never become one of them (disclaimer: reading this might make you feel old, stupid or both). By Ola Ahlvarsson .

With regulation comes opportunity

October 1, 2007

Providing financial services firms with the systems maintenance support to cope with the demands of regulation is one of the many areas in which Oracle has proved itself a global leader. Alan Duerden reports.

Relationship management at heart of Swift’s new structure

October 1, 2007

Swift’s new CEO, Lázaro Campos, talks to Frances Maguire about his plans for Swift in the immediate future and beyond, including regionalisation, courting US institutions and working on the integration of portals.

Globalisation shapes payments industry

October 1, 2007

Today’s payments landscape is fragmented with disparate mechanisms applied in different regions and countries. Alan Duerden considers which region will emerge as the global leader in the payments space.

In search of a single view of risk and return

October 1, 2007

Risk management in financial institutions should take a single view of risk and return, rather than be fragmented across the organisation. This was the topic of a round table hosted by The Banker in New York last month, and summarised here by Michael Imeson.

The Europe 2.0 opportunity

October 1, 2007

Remaining competitive in the global marketplace requires that Europe lead the second phase of the internet, which will be driven by collaboration and Web 2.0 technologies, says John Chambers.

Strategic prioritising

September 3, 2007

The Banker/SAP survey into the prospective state of retail banks in 2015 finds, among other things, that corporate and private banking clients will be the prime focus. Stephen Timewell explains.

Opening China’s bank accounts

September 3, 2007

China’s banking sector will undergo a dramatic transformation by 2015, writes Bambang Moerwanto.

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