At the recent SAS Financial Services Executive Summit, bankers gained insights into how to address the challenge of aligning technology and business in the age of big data analytics.
After PayPal launched a program last week offering free transaction processing for merchants who switch to its point of sale card reader, Square hit back yesterday by announcing it will be offering a P2P payments service via email.
Sandy Highlights Bank's Disaster PlansNovember 02, 2012Many financial institutions were able to communicate with customers through various channels about branch and ATM closures, and temporarily waiving fees.
Risks and Rewards of Disaster Recovery in the CloudNovember 02, 2012Compliance considerations and clear benefits in terms of recovery speed and cost are driving community banks to move their disaster recovery centers to the cloud. But some larger banks are hesitating to follow that path.
Banks Recovering From Sandy AftermathOctober 31, 2012Major U.S. banks said on Wednesday they
had reopened more than half of the branches that were closed as
Hurricane Sandy battered the U.S. East Coast earlier this week.
Sandy Shuts Down Wall StreetOctober 29, 2012Hurricane Sandy, the monster
storm bearing down on the U.S. East Coast, strengthened on
Monday after hundreds of thousands moved to higher ground,
public transport shut down and the U.S. stock market suffered
its first weather-related closure in 27 years.<
Remembering When People Didn't Hate BanksSeptember 10, 2012The financial services industry's response to the terrorist attacks that tried to destroy it inspired and healed the public. Much has changed in 11 years.
Major Banks Confident in Hurricane Irene PreparednessAugust 26, 2011Bank of America, Citi, HSBC and Wells Fargo representatives say that they're set to weather the storm that's set to strike the east coast of the U.S. during the weekend.
Regions Launches Permanent Online Disaster Recovery SiteJune 01, 2011Following the spring floods and tornadoes that affected the southeast, Regions Financial Corp. has made a disaster-preparedness site a permanent online feature for customers.
