Two Interfima Certified Courses in Budapest in March 2013

“Managing Operational Risk under Basel III” 

This is an INTERFIMA certified Operational Risk Specialist (CORS) training course being held in Budapest on 4-5 March 2013. For more information please CLICK HERE.

“International Trade Finance”

This is an INTERFIMA certified Trade Finance Specialist (CTFS) Training course being held in Budapest on 6-7 March 2013. For more information please CLICK HERE.

What we are reading … 3rd January 2013

10 signs that you aren't cut out for IT http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-signs-that-you-arent-cut-out-for-it/3072

Aussie telcos prep for mobile payments http://dld.bz/bWjhY

The 2012 GonzoBanker Awards http://shar.es/hTy3v

Bank Marketing Strategy: Generating Loans With Behavior Triggers http://shar.es/hTkFH

US banks 'close to $10bn regulatory settlement' http://dld.bz/bWBTU

Banking Needs of the Household Enterprise in Sub-Saharan Africa http://dld.bz/bWjhV

Restaurants, small biz should look to mobile payments for competitive edge http://dld.bz/bWjhT

How leaders kill meaning at work - McKinsey Quarterly - Governance - Leadership http://shar.es/hUv5k

How leaders kill meaning at work - McKinsey Quarterly - Governance - Leadership http://shar.es/hUv5k

Chase's Mobile Deposit Rejects B of A Overdraft Refund Check http://dld.bz/bWjhN

HSBC's Settlement Leaves Us In A Scary Place http://shar.es/hRmgR

Discover On Passbook: mPayments Benefits Are Increasingly Visible http://dld.bz/bWjhJ

Report tracks global mobile payment acceptance http://dld.bz/bWjhG

What we are reading … 1st January 2013

Mobile Money Helps To Address Food Shortages In Malawi http://shar.es/h8LD4

Predictions for 2013: BBC correspondents http://bbc.in/10pO24w

Estimating Activity Duration for Your Project Plan and Schedule http://dld.bz/bVBkt

Cyber Attacks are a Constant Threat http://twb.io/TZZi46

Top 3 Security Priorities for 2013 - BankInfoSecurity http://dld.bz/bVBkp

The Role of Technology in Compliance http://shar.es/hKiQC

5 Ways Banks Can Provide The Human Touch for Customers http://shar.es/hKxSm

A Project Management System for Staying Engaged http://dld.bz/bVBkg

The Top Challenges Facing Banking IT in 2013 http://shar.es/hKx9a

Aim of GAO Investigation into Federal Cybersecurity to Identify New Opportunities to Improve IT Security http://dld.bz/bVBkf

Beware iPhone and Android Fraud, Javelin Warns http://dld.bz/bVBke

2013 Bank Regulatory Forecast http://twb.io/QI2GzS

Using Data and Analytics to Fight Fraud http://twb.io/WrCeO3

Regulator Warns of DDoS, Fraud Link - BankInfoSecurity http://dld.bz/bVBjr

Happy 2013

As we prepare to enter a New Year we need to put all our hopes and fears into perspective in the magnificent enormity of things.

For me Carl Sagan's 'Pale Blue Dot' does exactly that. 16 years after Sagan's death, Joel Somerfield brings the scientist's famous monologue to life.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year.

What we are reading … 31st December 2012

Mobile banking expected to triple from 2012 to 2016 http://dld.bz/bVz8C

Implementation of Basel III in the US will bring back the regulatory arbitrage problems under Basel I http://dld.bz/bVz8B

5 Banks Fined Over Reimbursement of Payments to Lobbying Group http://dld.bz/bVBjp

Safaricom Worst Service Provider - Technology Banker http://dld.bz/bVqDC

Banks to Workers: 'Bring-Your-Own-Device' Party Is Over http://dld.bz/bVBjj

Partnership to turn 4,000 women in Ghana, others into mobile money entrepreneurs http://shar.es/hweI9

Citigroup Weathers Website Slowdown http://dld.bz/bVBjg

Will m-payments replace cash? Survey provides mixed answer http://dld.bz/bVqDA

Mobile Payments Will Become Mainstream In 2013 http://dld.bz/bVqD6

Mobile Application Security How to Respond to the Latest Threats http://dld.bz/bVqD5

Regulatory Black Hole Puts Banks Off Deals http://twb.io/Yu1SCi

Only 400,000 Nigerians have mobile money accounts: Survey http://shar.es/hweGK

Project Management Tools for On-Site Survival http://dld.bz/bVqD3

OCC Takes Action Against Six Banks http://dld.bz/bVqDz

Mobile commerce - approaching $1 trillion and growing http://dld.bz/bVqDy

What we are reading … 28th December 2012

Banks to Workers: 'Bring-Your-Own-Device' Party Is Over http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/177_248/banks-to-workers-bring-your-own-device-party-is-over-1055466-1.html

UK: Protecting the new governor's lifestyle http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20788572

Two Years On, Citi's High-Tech Card Is Still in Pilot Mode http://dld.bz/bVqDv

LSE agrees LCH Clearnet deal at lower price http://bbc.in/Tgx8kz

Ugandan banks join race for mobile money transfer http://shar.es/hweWC

BYOD: Developing an Effective Policy - BankInfoSecurity http://shar.es/hjC08

Regulator Warns of DDoS, Fraud Link - BankInfoSecurity http://dld.bz/bUUmz

Bank Marketing Strategy: The Power of a Simple Thank You http://shar.es/hj4OR

Mobile Banking Soars; Usage in U.S. Increases 50 Percent Since 2011 http://dld.bz/bUUkZ

Mobile Payments Will Become Mainstream In 2013 http://dld.bz/bUUmy

How to Improve Point of Sale Security http://dld.bz/bUUms

Many channels but one brand voice - Cherie Blair: Boosting Women's Entrepreneurship Via Mobile Money http://dld.bz/bUUmq

What we are reading … 27th December 2012

Marketing Mobile Banking Can Double Average Adoption Rates http://dld.bz/bUUmn

Uganda: New Rules for Mobile Money Trade Coming Soon http://dld.bz/bUUmm

All Roads Lead to Customer Satisfaction and Compliance in 2013 http://twb.io/UREZ5n

Understanding MobileMoney Agency propositions and operations in Nigeria http://shar.es/hjhnt

Three ways to transfer funds through your mobile http://dld.bz/bUUmk

Ten Months of the Mortgage Market in 140 characters or less http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7242

Simple Security - Neglected Potential http://shar.es/hj6Ks

Integrating Mobile Banking and Deposits http://twb.io/TLPQ32

Security flaw found in Samsung handsets, tablets http://www.zdnet.com/security-flaw-found-in-samsung-handsets-tablets-7000008880/

Son of a Breach: The Latest Generation of Hackers Made 2012 One Long Incursion for Four Organizations. http://dld.bz/bUUmd

A Look Back at 2012: Year in Review - Perspectives on development http://shar.es/hjGWz