Wachovia’s corporate chief information officer views outsourcing as a partial solution to the slowdown in banking innovation resulting from industry consolidation. Dan Barnes reports.
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Non-banks attack in payments battle
July 3, 2006With online and back-office payments processing systems becoming increasingly accessible, Dan Barnes asks whether banks can retain their grip on this fundamental area of business.
Deepak Sarup
July 3, 2006Siam Commercial Bank’s chief information officer has a hard-nosed ‘if we can do without it, forget it’ attitude to customisation and modification. Dan Barnes reports.
Death of the general ledger?
July 3, 2006Does increasing regulatory pressure on banks to simplify their finance function spell the end of the general ledger as we know it? Dan Barnes investigates.
Analyse the data, reap the rewards
July 3, 2006It’s no longer enough to gather information, banks must ensure that its use also complies with regulatory demands. This calls for a company-wide solution: enterprise data management. Dan Barnes explains.
Jan Verplancke
June 5, 2006Standard Chartered’s energetic chief information officer is driving internal development by encouraging a culture of competition and innovation. Dan Barnes reports.
The IT dividend
June 5, 2006Dan Barnes explains how Spain’s Grupo Santander was able to confound the nay-sayers and use IT cost savings as a basis for making its purchase of the UK’s Abbey a success.
Spreadsheet risk
May 2, 2006Spreadsheets are vital tools for traders and banks’ back-office staff but their flexibility can weaken governance. Dan Barnes looks at the problems and the potential solutions.
Jim Krause
May 2, 2006Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s CIO is constantly monitoring the support technology of the US’s biggest futures exchange. The tech function has to cope with growing trading volumes and is also seen as a route to expansion. Dan Barnes reports.
JP Rangaswami
April 3, 2006Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein’s new head of alternative market models tells Dan Barnes that his strategy for the digital markets group is designed to enable it to choose change with foresight.