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The three year anniversary of the Flash Crash
May 6, 2010 will go down in history as the day of the infamous Flash Crash, which sent the stock market cascading down at unprecedented speeds. It was a massive wake-up call to the entire world, a...
Tech savvy banks look to the future
New Jersey-based ConnectOne Bank opened no branches in 2012 for the first time its short history. The reason? Technology.
Training key to IT staff retention
When it comes to staffing up in IT, top banks have long faced big challenges. Financial firms are considered to be on the leading edge of IT, which creates strong interest in would-be employees. But at the same time, bank employees are coveted by other employers, making retention a perennial issue.
Economics drive cloud growth in financial services
The old take on cloud computing in the financial services enterprise was that it was fine for many mundane operations, as long as they weren't mission critical or involve PII. But all that has changed as the cloud continues to carve out massive mind share in the industry.
Cloud computing gains ground on Wall Street and Main Street
Although the financial services industry is notoriously conservative when it comes to adopting new and groundbreaking technology, those fears and trepidations don't seem to be the case when it comes to cloud computing.
Google invests in online lending firm
In a previous era, big technology companies stoked fear among banks and brokerages that were afraid of disintermediation via the power of the internet.
CBOE technical woes and the limits of Reg SCI
In March, the SEC voted to formally propose Reg SCI as a much needed response to the troubling string of technology-related incidents that have plagued the national market system.
Aussies just not that into ATMs these days
The Reserve Bank of Australia says that the number of withdrawals made at ATMs has dropped 9 percent in the past year. Article ...
Lessons learned from a locked-down city
As Boston deals with a senseless act of terror, families mourn the loss of three spectators and a young MIT police officer and the victims deal with their unimaginable injuries, things are slowly...
Could big banks "evaporate"?
When was the last time you actually used a travel agency?
