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Peer-to-peer banking - Trends in the Living Networks

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The principle is simple – you lend to individuals at interest rates based on their credit rating, and since you’re cutting out the bank as middleman, both lender and depositer get more attractive interest rates than they can get commercially. Banks are the archetypical intermediary, in this case between depositers and lenders.

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Orange's goal-getting VP targets digital innovation

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Instead, after brief stints as an intern in the diplomatic service and banking, Mousnier-Lompré found an unexpected outlet for her ambitions and interests during an internship with Orange. ” Banking was a similar source of disappointment. ” Banking was a similar source of disappointment.

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Elisa finds growth through digital services

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.” However, Elisa’s path towards profitable digital services has been long and has led to more than one dead end over the last 15 years, notably in healthcare and banking. “At one point I was actually chairman of a small bank,” says Korpi – a venture he admits cost millions of euros. IndustrIQ. ,

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Sell-side banks become consultants - Trends in the Living Networks

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As such, the emerging domain of algorithmic trading – which largely automates trade execution – is in fact providing new ways for investment banks to create high-value relationships with the clients. However even greater value can be created by adding explicit value to clients’ decision-making processes.

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Lloyds TSB pilots social media - Trends in the Living Networks

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» Lloyds TSB pilots social media Ross Dawson, February 26, 2008 7:30 PM US PT James Gardner, head of innovation at Lloyds TSB, writes consistently on his blog Bankervision , disclosing some of the key issues involved in innovating in a major bank. Some excerpts from his below show how blogging can change how corporations work.

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How to make Facebook secure for organizational use: no more excuses! - Trends in the Living Networks

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For now it is being trialled in three large institutions, including a global retail bank with 70,000 staff that had received loud complaints from staff when it banned Facebook, and an investment bank that tried to implement an in-house social network based on Sharepoint that its employees didn’t use. So the excuses are running out.

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Interviews: Six important forces that will shape 2009 - Trends in the Living Networks

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Outsourcing used to be for banks and telcos. PM Network magazines lead article on virtual teamwork (440KB), featuring Ross Dawson on the cover. December 2005 (12). November 2005 (8). October 2005 (9). September 2005 (14). August 2005 (19). July 2005 (5). May 2005 (4). April 2005 (5).

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