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  Mobile Banking: Possibilities Unwired  
 
Friday, July 20th, 2001: It’s been a fast-paced work week. For a good part of the weekend I’m going to have to catch up with pending chores. Among other things, bill payments and routine finance management. Thank heavens! At least that trip to the bank is a ritual I have not had to bother with for months. Internet banking is one weekend-redeemer I love. Now, let me just plan it all out. And yes remember! Remember to do it all…
  
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Feature
Mobile Payments: Will Telco Carriers, Banks, and
Payment Vendors Compete or Collaborate?
Mobile payment initiatives are percolating on a global basis. More pilots are being launched in developed countries. In emerging markets (For e.g., Kenya, South Africa, Serbia, the Philippines), mobile payments are exploding by providing new payment-based services for users. Telco carriers, banks, and payment processors seek answers to make mobile payments a success.
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Kaleidoscope
North America: Banking on Financial Muscle
After six consecutive years of solid economic growth, the United States is experiencing a serious downturn as a result of the ongoing credit crunch and the relentless increase in energy prices. Growth in 2007 slowed to 2.2 percent as against almost 3 percent in 2006 with the pace of activity in the fourth quarter of 2007 dropping to a mere 0.6 percent.
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Tech Watch
Event Driven Architecture
for Banking

Many banking operations provide opportunities to publish events
which are of interest to other application owners or users within the bank.
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Inside Talk
In Conversation With Francisco and Nandan
‘Europe is so rich that it does not realize it has to change’
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First Look
Building a Global Bank: The Transformation of Banco Santander
Spain’s Banco Santander Central Hispano’s transformation from a provincial Spanish bank to global leader is nothing short of remarkable.
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