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

Trends in the Living Networks

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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Making data accessible with OCR

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From improving healthcare outcomes to enhancing fraud prevention in the banking industry, the potential applications of OCR technology are truly limitless. So what does OCR stand for? More than just an acronym, it represents a gateway to a more efficient and connected future.

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

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Wall Street & Technology magazine recently had two very interesting articles on how sell-side salespeople are becoming consultants , and how this is contributing to fund managers reassessing their broker relationships. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0 m Kaya wrote:Thank you Ross for the great articl.[

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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. This blog is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Their adaptability and early experience of economic woes will create new challenges - and opportunities - for employers.

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Breaking down silos and building networks in financial services - Trends in the Living Networks

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Investment banking and corporate law in particular are full of people who are extremely talented, but not necessarily highly likeable. Clients are already getting tired of dealing with highly siloed banks, and are responding by allocating their business to different firms. While most laughed in acknowledgement, a few seemed put out.