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Examining the National Bank of Canada CIO’s approach to tech and teams

CIO Business Intelligence

Being accountable for the execution of the technology strategy for National Bank of Canada, delivery of all projects and initiatives, and running daily operations and back offices functions, Julie Levesque has a lot on her plate as EVP of technology and operations, and CIO. But my boss said I needed to go through the process.

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What telco mobile money licenses mean for Nigeria’s financial services sector

CIO Business Intelligence

Nigeria’s mobile money landscape, however, has been dominated by banks and other financial services companies. It was only late last year that Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN), gave the green light for telcos to acquire mobile money licenses. With the new licenses, banks are set to face some challenges from the telecommunications sector.

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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO Business Intelligence

The 1990s: Founding myth 1990: Mike Lynch, an academic in Cambridge, England, borrows—or so the legend goes—£2,000 to start Cambridge Neurodynamics, going on to develop the software that would later give rise to Autonomy. June 2010: Autonomy acquires CA Technologies’ information governance business. Here’s how it played out.

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What Kenya can teach its neighbors — and the US — about improving the lives of the “unbanked”

Vox

With cellphones in widespread use, getting everyone access to banking is within reach. She needs cash before she heads to the market, but the nearest bank would be several days’ walk. Welcome to the world of mobile money banking. In much of the world, people don’t live near banks or have bank accounts.

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New keynote speaking topics for 2010

Trends in the Living Networks

We still meet people and develop many relationships face-to-face, however online social networks are adding many ways to connect with people, build relationships, exchange ideas, and create an extraordinary life. Today, six degrees of separation are rapidly shrinking. Leadership in Professional Services.

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Endgame Announces Advisory Board with Commercial and Federal Technology Expertise

CTOvision

The Advisory Board members will lend their vision, range of experience, and extensive expertise in the commercial and federal technology space to Endgame’s leadership as the company continues to develop solutions that address a wide array of security problems for its federal and commercial customers. “We Previously, Ms.

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Dutch Enterprises and The Cloud

All Things Distributed

To reach those goals, Shell in 2010 began using AWS. This genetics R&D is crucial for Unliver to develop new products faster; for example comparing a healthy mouth with one with gingivitis - by identifying the shared genes amongst these two can be very helpful in developing the next generation of toothpaste.