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Download this video Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode: Tips for Going Green Have you been wanting to make your bank “green,” but don’t know where to start? Brad takes this episode to detail a couple of small changes your bank can make to help out the environment. From something as small as receipts to as big as your servers, check out this episode for Brad’s tips for “Going Green!” If you have any tips that you’d like to add to this list to help people…

Download this video Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode: Interview with Eastern NY FCU Mark got together with Chris Langley, the CEO/President of Eastern NY FCU to talk about RateMatch. We edited down the interview into a shorter segment which you can watch in the above video. If you want to check out the unedited version, watch the video below! Again, huge thanks to Chris Langley for taking the time to let us interview him! We really appreciate it! Download this…

Mashable is holding it’s second annual Open Web Awards, and we’re writing this in hopes that you’ll nominate Banktastic in the Niche and Misc. Social Networks category. If you want to vote for us, just use the widget below to submit your nomination! Mashable Open Web Awards Please spread the word and nominate Banktastic! If you want the html code to input the widget on your own blog, please shoot me an email at lisa@banktastic.com. Nominations end at midnight on Sunday, Nov. 16, so help us get the word out while you can! Thanks for your support! -Lisa and the Banktastics

Download this video Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “Blow Up Your Marketing.” Here are some important notes about this episode: 2 Kool 4 Skool This week, the CBC team gets together to discuss some big do’s and don’ts of youth marketing. Things like lumping together age groups, stock photography and trying to seem cool won’t be appealing at all to a younger audience. Check out the episode to see what tips Jeff and the team give to help you better your youth marketing! Subscribe to Banktastic on iTunes All of BanktatsicTV’s shows…

Download this video Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode: CU Potential and KVFCU Merger Mark has covered the KVFCU merger on past episodes of The CU Scoop, but he wanted to let you in on the coverage on the CU Potential blog. Christian Mullins is doing a great job writing about the merger process, so check out his blog for more info about KVFCU. Open Source CU on Credit Unions and the Economy Brent Dixon recently posted on the Open Source CU blog about how credit…

Download this video Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode: Tips for Going Green Have you been wanting to make your bank “green,” but don’t know where to start? Brad takes this episode to detail a couple of small changes your bank can make to help out the environment. From something as small as receipts to as big as your servers, check out this episode for Brad’s tips for “Going Green!” If you have any tips that you’d like to add to this list to help people…

Download this video Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode: Brad at the MIT Media Lab Brad has been on the road a lot lately, which is why you haven’t seen him in The Burst in a few weeks! But he’s back this week with a great episode discussing everything he saw recently at the MIT Media Lab. From robots to speech study projects, he talks about all the cool things going on within their Media Lab. Subscribe to Banktastic on iTunes All of BanktatsicTV’s shows are available on iTunes…

Download this video Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode: Partnership Symposium Coverage We got a lot of really great video and interviews from Partnership Symposium last week! If you want to watch everything we got, check out this week’s “CU Scoop”. We had a great time in Indianapolis and meeting a lot of Banktastic members for the first time! Finovate 2008 Just a reminder - Mark and I will be in NYC next week for Finovate 2008! We’re going to be live blogging this event…

Download this video Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode: BarCampBankBC Brad wanted to touch on the awesomeness that was BarCampBankBC. Though we discussed it in this week’s episode of “The CU Scoop”, it’s well worth bringing to “The Burst!” There was a lot of great content coming out of this event. Check the videos posted by Brent Dixon over on OpenSourceCU and the live blogging from William Azaroff here. Hurricanes and FIs Brad asked recently if our members…

Download this video Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode: The US Economy & Wall Street With bailouts, buyouts and bankruptcy making news every day lately, we had to touch on it in this week’s episode. How and when will this affect us as consumers? Why aren’t some companies just allowed to fail? Is this coming out of the pockets of taxpayers? In trying to make sense of what this means for us and our economy, we brought the issue up. Feel free to expand on your thoughts of the…

BAI nailed the theme of “Where innovation meets action” at this year's Retail Delivery Conference. However, a journey through the vendor expo told us the vendor community is not pulling its weight in the Innovation struggle.

Marc Schaefer of Truliant FCU gets a GonzoBanker shout out for employing a smart mix of communication, education and political activism to promote a financial dialogue that’s more about common sense and less about suspension of reality.

The demands of both existing customers and potential new ones are ever increasing, and the front line workforce must be able to meet these demands, especially when trying to steal customers from the big banks that have put some of these conveniences in place.

Boys, I’m hoping in all your high-profile C-SPAN hearings and hob knobbing with these new financial “celebrities” you remember that it’s the grass roots of our country that has and always will have the power to bring us out of bad times.

Negotiating opportunities abound in these inflationary times. Everything from maintenance fees, to core processing services, to EFT fees begs for better pricing. With this in mind, we thought GonzoBankers out there might be able to profit from some negotiating pointers.

A Friendship’s Paying Off for British Banking GiantNew York Times, United States - 1 hour agoHe was the matchmaker between the British banking giant and Middle Eastern investors who put £5.8 billion ($8.6 billion) into Barclays. Barclays boss to face investor fury over £7bn fundraising guardian.co.ukMiddleman may win big in Barclays' deal International Herald Tribuneall 5 news articles

China DailyBanking giant JP Morgan to cut 3000 jobsNDTV.com, India - 1 hour agoNew York-based banking giant JP Morgan is planning to cut 3000 jobs that is 10 per cent of its banking staff. According to reports, the cuts, which would be JP Morgan plans to cut 10% jobs in investment banking: Reports RTT NewsJPMorgan cuts investment banking jobs - sources guardian.co.ukJP Morgan To Cut Investment Banking Jobs AHNFinancial Times - Financial News (subscription)all 163 news articles

HispanicBusiness.comWells Taps Sloan for Wachovia Investment Bank, Williams LeavingBloomberg - 6 hours agoSloan, 48, will continue leading Wells Fargo’s commercial banking, commercial real estate and specialized financial services units, the San Francisco-based Wells Fargo becomes nation’s largest bank based on stock-market value Bizjournals.comCitigroup announces layoffs Wall StripWells Fargo - Strategic Corporate Assessment - Strategy, SWOT Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung)Bloombergall 21 news articles

Citizens South Banking Corporation Applies for Funds Under US MarketWatch - 7 hours agoCitizens South Banking Corporation is the parent corporation for Citizens South Bank, which was established in 1904 and is headquartered in Gastonia, Citizens South seeks $20M in fed funds Bizjournals.comall 12 news articles

Comerica Bank Expands Into Ventura CountyMarketWatch - 8 hours agoWith more than 22 years of banking experience, Dana Morris will serve as the manager of the Westlake Village Banking Center.

Barclays executive Roger Jenkins forged relationships with several Middle Eastern investors who put $8.6 billion into Barclays.

Regulators say Downey Savings and Loan Association and PFF Bank & Trust fell victim to the acute distress in the housing market in that state.

Some of the options discussed included whether to replace Citigroup’s leadership or sell all or part of the company.

In a stunning turnabout, the banking giant has sunk to its knees and left it running short on time and options.

The greatest banking turmoil is setting in around Citigroup, which has lost half its value in four days.

BAI's Retail Delivery Conference is an annual rite for bank tech geeks from around the world. Although attendance was down 20% or so from last year, causing some grousing on the trade-show floor, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Here's my personal list of highlights from the show (see note 1).  The Netbanker awards: Most audacious business plan: Alt-payment startups Moneta and sister company Acculynk which are looking to disrupt online payments at the point of sale Most likely to succeed: mobile anything  Biggest "wow" factor: Cardless ATMs by Wincor Nixdorf   Best demo of…

In April, we reported on the robust adoption of Bank of America's online personal finance manager, My Portfolio (see note 1), used by 10% of the bank's 25 million online bankers. The results are especially impressive given that it's a full-featured module accessible via online banking, but not particularly well integrated. In comparison, Wells Fargo offers a completely integrated PFM tool, My Spending Report, that's extremely simple to use, but offers limited functionality. On Oct. 29, the bank made an important improvement, adding a basic budgeting tool, Budget Watch, to what…

It's a sign of the times. Instead of creating interest in auto loans by showing a sexy new convertible on a windy seaside road, Chase offers to help customers stay in their same vehicle with a lower monthly payment (see today's homepage below). Interestingly, the $44 number in the headline is the actual average savings to Chase auto loan refinance customers in August (see note 1 for how Chase calculated the savings). That makes the whole ad much more believable than the usual what-if scenario. Instead of burying that key fact in the fine print on the bottom of the landing page (second…

Industry blog, P2P-banking.com recently compiled a list of peer-to-peer  loan volumes from around the world. The chart is reprinted by permission below. These numbers are cumulative, all-time volumes since inception. More than half is from Virgin Money USA which has helped individuals put $370 million in loans together since it began as Circle Lending in 2001. Because these companies don't all use the same model, I've revised the tables somewhat, excluding:  Facilitators: My definition of peer-to-peer lending excludes Virgin Money and Loanback because they do not serve as…

A new financial market will open Monday where businesses as small as $1.5 million in annual sales can borrow against their receivables with prices set in an auction market. New Orleans-based The Receivables Exchange opens for trades on Monday (17 Nov) after an 18-month development cycle. Businesses register with the exchange, a process that entails uploading financial statements and completing an application. The Receivables Exchange conducts due diligence on the potential participant to ensure that it is legitimate. Businesses must meet the following criteria: Minimum of $1.5 million in…

On his NetBanker.com blog, Jim Bruene shares his highlights from this week's BAI Retail Delivery 2008 show in Orlando.

Visa has filed with the SEC its Form 10-K Annual Report for its 2008 fiscal year ended September 30.

In a Finanser blog post titled "ING Direct: Rebels with a Cause", Chris Skinner writes from the BAI Retail Delivery Conference about an interview conducted with Arkadi Kuhlmann, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ING Direct USA. There are some great comments in Chris' notes. For example, when asked about hiring, Kuhlmann said: "We don’t hire bankers, because bankers come in with their DNA and they have their legacy which won’t fit. Instead we hire dancers, musicians and artists. People who can deliver a great and different experience. " See also Kuhlmann's new…

NYTimes.com: Shortcuts - The Gift Card Comes Wrapped in Growing Risk Free, Gift-Wrapped TD Bank Visa(R) Gift Card = Perfect Gift Bloomberg: Financial Job Losses May Double to 350,000 by 2009 HowStuffWorks: "How Mobile Banking Works" Supply Chain Management Review: Visa uses software to boost systems integration Bloomberg: Visa Says U.S. Antitrust Agency Starts Fourth Probe Bank Systems & Technology: Fighting Fraud With Texts Bank Systems & Technology: Banks Need to Keep Relevancy, Openness in Mind for Web 2.0 Note: Throughout the day, as Payments News happens, this post is updated. For job…

MasterCard has released a new survey finding that nearly one third of Americans (29%) plan to seek out bargains more this year than they did last year when shopping for the holidays. "Findings show that Americans will shop smarter this year by using a variety of cost-saving strategies and shifting spend towards practical gifts, such as gift certificates or gift cards."

As I sit here watching the 2 angels in my life sleeping peacefully (that number was 1 yesterday. It's been a big day welcoming the little man into the world) it's dawned on me that despite recent Market turmoil, banks and banking isn't really that important at this moment. I'll see you next month unless I find some minutes to add to the bank channel. But I'll be back in 09 with a new site and some cool new things. See ya.

Have a look at the new, fresher, simpler www.FT.com. Much better.

Rupert Murdoch has presented some lectures (podcasts available after they go to air) as part of the ABCs Boyer Lectures on the 'Golden Age of Freedom':"Rupert Murdoch beholds a period of great transformation that will bring prosperity to billions around the world. This golden age of freedom will unleash a new global middle class. Markets, media and technology will all play their part.But to reap the rewards we must make some drastic changes. A ballooning welfare state, failing state schools and full reconciliation among all Australians head his list.The 2008 Boyer Lectures is broadcast during…

From CallCentres.net:"AAMI's customer service was acknowledged when the company was named Best Call Centre at the recent annual Australian Banking and Finance Magazine Insurance Awards.AAMI has approximately 3.1 million policyholders and deals directly with its customers selling insurance policies by telephone, via its retail branch and customer service centre network and via the AAMI website. Staff in AAMI's contact centres answer more than six million calls every year, with each call answered by a person - there is no use of IVR or voice recognition programs."What an interesting business…

Pauls blog Bitter Wallet is worth a visit - the state of UK retail is a depressing site if you take his view on the world.

The headlines surrounding Citi are reminiscent of a wolf pack circling its prey. But how can a bank such as them fail? And how can it go from making a billion dollar offer to purchase Wachovia to failure? Citigroup stock drops to 13-year low, fear grow | Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc faced a crisis of confidence on Wednesday as investors questioned the survival prospects of the U.S. banking giant, and its shares tumbled 23 percent to a 13-year low. The second-largest U.S. bank by assets has been reeling on concerns that mounting losses from credit cards, mortgages and toxic debt…

While this feels a little bit like a solution chasing a problem, its nice to see some experimentation happening.  In particular the interaction between the customers phone and the employee desktop is interesting.  NCR taps Microsoft Surface technology for branch transactions | Finextra Mark Grossi, VP, advanced development, NCR, says: "NCR knows that our bank customers want faster and easier ways to conduct transactions. This prototype demonstrates how assisted service technology will continue to enhance interactions between banks and their customers." Technorati Tags:…

Very cool new feature from Mint.  Few banks have done this, and Clairmail offer this service, but with Mint customers can get it for any bank. Text Mint to See if You’ve Been Naughty or Nice Starting today, text BAL or BALANCE to MyMint (696-468) from any checkout line in America and we’ll send you the balances in all of the checking, savings and investment accounts you track in your Mint account.  Just think of it, no more embarrassing “your credit card has been declined” moments. This typifies the disruptive forces at play and during these tough times, I would expect just…

A new study from TNS Facts notes the state of the nation for online banking usage in Canada. Using even the worst of those numbers, 49% of Canadians with internet access are active with online banking in the last month (37 /76). Of greater significance is the trendline for telephone banking that has dropped to 32% from a peak of 40% 5 years ago. This reflects newer generations skipping the old assumption of ATM - tel banking - internet that some still believe. There should be no doubt for any banker that their brand and service is now defined by their internet capabilities. It is time to…

Once in a while something is highlighted to me and catches my attention. Worklight is one of those. It offers widgets that allow customers to view their enterprise information, eg banking, securely within igoogle, or portal of choice. I like the concept of bringing information to the customer in their destination of choice, and this is one implementation worth following. If anyone has any experience, please share in the comments. myworklight.com Through WorkLight, people effortlessly get valuable information they desire, such as account status, product availability, or updates about their…

Last night, I was invited to speak at the latest Geek dinner, a collection of fresh entrepreneurs, technologists, and new media people. They meet every so often to eat, drink, and have a chat, and On this particular occasion, the Open Finance Coffee Club also brought its members. A similar crowd, but with a specific interest in financial services. . This is a group that is also, predominantly, young. The next generation of leaders that'll be running our enterprises and build the technologies we will all rely on next. I felt old just being with them. Actually,  I am not that old, but…

I was with a vendor the other day that said he needed a “demonstration of intent” to take to his management before he was able to engage with us. The “demonstration of intent” is that in-advance commitment vendors like to have before they commit resources to any prospective project at a customer. It comprises, usually, a small amount of money up front (“to meet costs”), or a letter that indicates that upon successful conclusion of what-ever-it-is, there will be a deal on the table. The thing about such requests is that they often come in advance of any proof of tangible value. A…

If you're a bank, what is the first position of your management when you suggest you should license your patents, share your underutilised trade secrets, and investigate the possibilities of collaboration with your competitors? You'll probably find you run up against a big, fat, wall. It is likely the same wall you ran into when you tried to deploy social media. The same wall, in fact, that exists between each business unit of your institution, and between the work-groups inside each business unit. I am put in mind of this as I write a piece on Open Innovation for Future-proofing.

Since I started working on Future-proofing, my book on innovation methods  due out next year, something interesting has started to happen. I am getting calls from institutions around the world (or consultants retained by them), asking about the experiences we've had building out our innovation systems and processes. Apparently, even in these times of trouble, wanting to get more innovative is still a key imperative. The other day, for example, I was on this call with a major European bank. I always take those sorts of calls by the way, especially when my own institution is not…

One of the biggest contentions I get into here at the bank is, for any given system or tool,  the amount of lock-down required. The tendency of any institution, left unchecked, is to lock down things to such a degree that nothing can be done without appropriate authorities, governance waivers, and architectural oversight. The thing is, organisations today almost always have a lot of clever people who can get around any lockdown, if they choose to.  This renders whatever controls happen to be in place porous at best. Now, I don't want to suggest for a minute that…

The U.S. economy's weakness will stretch well into next year, a Federal Reserve official warned Friday.

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - Community banks will play the most important role in America's economic recovery over the next five years, helping to restore public trust in American financial institutions and the flow of capital in public commerce.

The Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating the mortgage lending practices of Wachovia Corp., according to media reports Thursday.

The Swiss National Bank has cut its key interest rate in half to 1 percent, its second reduction this month.The central bank's decision Thursday comes amid expectations other central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve will also cut rates further to support growth.Before this month, the Swiss bank had reduced its rates only once in the last 5 1/2 years.Falling prices give central banks room to lower interest rates. The cuts can spark economic activity, but currencies often suffer as investors move their money in search of better returns.

Stock markets continued to weaken Wednesday afternoon as the diversified metals and financial sectors moved lower.

Investment managers for Microsoft founder Bill Gates are showing continued interest in AutoNation even as Detroit's Big Three battle for help from Congress. (AN)

A grand jury on Kauai on Friday indicted retired auto dealer Jimmy Pflueger on seven counts of criminal manslaughter in connection with the 2006 Kaloko Dam collapse that killed seven people on Kauai’s North Shore.

Community Bank of Loganville, which opened just after the conclusion of World War II, has been seized by federal bank regulators.

As of Friday, Wells Fargo is the nation’s most valuable bank, with a market cap of $75.9 billion. (JPM) (C) (WFC) (WB)

Arizona State University junior Mohammed “Moe” Abdalla used Entrepreneurship Week, which ran from Nov. 17 to 21, to raise awareness about his efforts to provide health care to the developing world.

The nation is facing the economic crisis of the century, but Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Thursday warned against the passage of harsh financial industry regulations. Paulson, who calls the financial storm now swirling around the glob a "once or twice" in a 100 years event, warmed that imposing strict regulations would not prevent a repeat occurrence. His speech comes a week after the G-20 summit of world leaders that pledged an overhaul of financial regulations. The next summit in the spring of 2009 will tackle the details of the changes and it is expected that President-elect Barack…

On Thursday, GMAC Financial Services, the GM finance arm, applied to the Federal Reserve to become a bank holding company, allowing it to be eligible for aid under the Treasury's $700 billion bank rescue plan. The Treasury has so far invested $158.5 billion under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in 23 banks in an effort to stabilize the financial services industry. GMAC did not say how much money it would seek, but says the money received would stay at GMAC for its business operations and would not be given to GM.

Consumer prices dropped by the largest amount in the past 61 years last month, as analysts speculate that the government's efforts to stabilize the financial services industry and stock markets may be too reactive and changing too quickly. Stocks opened lower in trading on Wednesday, with already nervous investors awaiting news about the future of the Big Three auto makers. At the same time, reports offered more bad news about the construction market, which shows the economic crunch has plunged new home construction 4.5 percent -- the lowest level on Commerce Department records.

"Mod in a Box" Road Map Now Available to Institutions The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announces the availability of a comprehensive package of information to give servicers and financial institutions all of the tools necessary to implement a systematic and streamlined approach to modifying loans based on the FDIC Loan Modification Program initiated at IndyMac Federal Bank (IndyMac). The Program is designed to achieve affordable and sustainable mortgage payments for borrowers and increase the value of distressed mortgages by rehabilitating them into performing loans. Under the…

b>Discusses Imminent Board Action to Finalize Rules on Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair today delivered the keynote address to the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. The address was part of the "Leaders and Legends" series, a monthly lecture series featuring influential business minds addressing topics of global interest and importance. Chairman Bair discussed the FDIC's recent actions to guarantee newly issued senior unsecured debt of banks, thrifts, and certain holding companies, and providing full coverage of non-interest bearing deposit transaction…

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Bank of America Corp. will likely relocate 650 jobs from the banks namesake skyscraper in midtown Atlanta to Charlotte unless the building gets a major renovation. BentleyForbes Group, owner of Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta, and attorneys representing

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NEW YORK: Citigroup Inc has been talking in recent days to the U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve about its options as its share price sinks, a person familiar with the matter said. Several possibilities are being discussed, including the

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WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday announced the closing of a Georgia bank. The regulator said The Community Bank in Loganville was closed Friday by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. The Bank of Essex in

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc shares tumbled for a fifth straight day on doubts about its survival prospects after its chief executive downplayed speculation the bank might sell major businesses or merge with a rival. Vikram Pandit told employees on

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Bancorp agreed to acquire the deposits of Downey Savings and Loan Association and PFF Bank & Trust, the latest in a growing list of banks to fail this year, U.S. banking regulators said on Friday. As part of the transaction,

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Bancorp agreed to acquire the deposits of Downey Savings and Loan Association and PFF Bank & Trust, the latest in a growing list of banks to fail this year, U.S. banking regulators said on Friday. As part of the

Federal regulators have shut down two big thrifts based in California, saying they fell victim to the acute distress in the housing market in that state. The failures Friday of Downey Savings and Loan Association, based in Newport Beach, and PFF Bank &

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TORONTO - The Toronto stock market's main index sputtered near midday, giving up triple-digit gains that followed opening bell, as investors questioned whether it was time to pick up the pieces or continue to drive markets lower. The S&P/TSX composite

Finance Ministry issued Decision No 100/2008/Q?-BTC on amending preferential import tax rate for some commodities under heading 2710 in preferential import tariff. Accordingly, to amend preferential import duty rate for several categories under heading

Crude oil fell to lowest level in more than three years below 50 U.S. dollars a barrel on Thursday as global economic downturn pared energy consumption. Light, sweet crude for December delivery dropped 4 dollars to settle at 49.62 dollars a barrel on the

OPEC's? recent decision to cut production may not have the impact that is usually expected (see NY Times? article). Reports are that Saudi Arabian officials have assured world markets that they would ignore their own cartel members and continue to pump

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The Birmingham bank will allow customers to view thier accounts, transfer funds, make payments and check balances on their mobile devices. AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Cellular South and Alltel Wireless are among the wireless carriers that are compatable with

ClairMail, a company engaged in two-way mobile phone-based customer interaction, has announced that PNC Financial Services Group has expanded its mobile banking services by integrating ClairMail's mobile banking solution. RELATED ARTICLES 27 Oct 2008 7

Postilion, a provider of integrated solutions for self-service banking and payments and a division of S1 Corporation, has announced that Kansas-based Bank of Blue Valley has implemented Postilion Retail Internet Banking solution to empower its customers

E-commerce business PayPal has expanded its operations by opening new fully localised sites in Mexico, Hong Kong and Singapore. PayPal currently operates locally in 18 countries providing online payments services to over 120 million people in their

By Eric Martin New York - U.S. stocks rallied and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rebounded from an 11-year low after President-elect Barack Obama picked New York Federal Reserve Bank chief Tim...

LIMA, Peru - Leaders of Asia and the Americas faced mounting pressure Friday to stop the spread of the financial crisis and resuscitate moribund free-trade talks as they flew into Lima for a weekend ...

Stuffed full a few times, many money clips can never again grip a few slim bills, and carrying two holders, one for cash and one for credit cards, was an obvious problem

A string of bank collapses prompted Alan Greenspan, U.S. economic guru and former head of the Federal Reserve, to admit last month that lending institutions could not always be trusted to regulate the...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 21, 2008) - Verb Exchange Inc. (TSX VENTURE:VEI) - Announcement highlights: - Revenue increases 18% quarter over quarter - Successful commercial laun...

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THE Government will help make available an extra $2.3 billion worth in loans to help about 124,000 local firms - big and small - ride ...

Layaway, that throwback from an era when consumers actually paid for their purchases before taking them home, has been dusted off and put out on ...

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London and New York will take another hit. Several news sources reported that Deutsche bank will cut 900 jobs from its global markets business in the coming weeks. The unit employs approximately 7,000; the cuts would eliminate 12% of the workforce. Bloomberg reported that the cuts will be in “exotic structured products, credit origination, and proprietary trading teams.”

What are people being offered? We have one data point from ____sie, a very plugged-in sort of guy. $250k. We trust this is not normal. Tell us your severance packages below.

How to help this resume. This ex-Morgan Stanley worker is looking for another gig. Give your constructive criticism below. Objective: “Financial Services Professional experienced in client service management, fixed income trade settlement and due diligence. Also experienced with specific credit risk. Education at The Lubin School of Business with application in asset management, portfolio analysis, and valuation. I am seeking a position in hedge fund or investment management client relationship management or sales.” Any potential employers please contact starbuck175@juno.com.

Cause it’s crunch time. It’s not only time for Plan B, but C, D, E … maybe even F. With that in mind we have decide to bypass the more usual job advice for something a touch more realistic. There ARE ways to maintain your quality of living! 1. Dump Ms. MBA THUNDATHIGHS … it’s time to trade UP (unless she’s loaded, in which case you were already a Mancessory and we have nothing to teach you). 2. Lose 10 pounds for every 5 years you have been a banker. Lose 15 if you were in M&A. 3. MANCESSORIZE! Pop that collar. Pop those cuffs. When in doubt, dress…

The Valley reacts. “Get Real or Go Home” is the message from the Valley. Or at least what Sequoia Capital is advising their execs running their startup investments. Below is a deck that Sequoia Capital presented in early October, via TechCrunch. Compare/contrast to the Citigroup presentation. Sequoia Venture Capital Warning to CEOs - Get more Business Plans

Wall Street put a stop to a terrifying decline and stormed higher Friday as President-elect Barack Obama appeared ready to tap the chief of the New York Federal Reserve as the next treasury secretary and hand him the herculean task of righting the U.S. financial system.The Dow Jones industrial average, which had broken even for the day until news of the nomination leaked about an hour before the close, raced upward and finished 494 points higher, a rally of more than 6 1/2 percent.The outbreak of buying pushed the Dow above 8,000 _ a figure that would have seemed like a nightmare three months…

All banks should be nationalised as a last resort if they refuse to lend to small businesses, the chairman of the Treasury select committee has suggested.

More than 11,000 homes were repossessed during the third quarter of the year, 12% higher than in the second quarter, figures out today showed.

A senior government advisor warned tough new measures to get the jobless into work or face benefit cuts could leave people worse off.

NEW YORK a ' After pushing steep discounts throughout November that are usually reserved for the day after Thanksgiving, retailers from Kohl's to Toys "R" Us are offering even bigger cuts and promotions for ...