by Robert Tripp | Nov 24, 2018 | Articles, Channels, Gateways to the Banking Industry
The Problem Authorised push payment fraud is when a fraudster tricks an individual or business into sending them an electronic payment. This is usually done by using social engineering techniques and may also involve gaining access into an individual’s email and then...
by Pavle Ninkovic | Jun 19, 2014 | Articles, Channels, Customer Relationship Management, Management Information
The rise of personal data stores (PDS) and identity assurance technologies (see white paper from Mydex) present some interesting opportunities to banks. This article firstly provides an overview of the regulatory and other contextual drivers for these technologies,...
by Robert Tripp | Apr 17, 2014 | Articles, Channels
In early March 2014, the UK Government proudly announced proposals to improve paper cheques as a payment instrument. A few years ago, the banks tried to kill off cheques and (rightly) were told off, but now, just when plausible alternatives are starting to emerge,...
by Robert Tripp | Aug 15, 2010 | Articles, Banking Product Engines, Channels, Customer Relationship Management, General
RBS has announced the sale of some 300 odd branches in the UK to the Santander Group; the Spanish banking group that has recently acquired Abbey, Alliance and Leicester and parts of Bradford and Bingley in the UK. The sale by RBS of some of its branches, customers and...
by Robert Tripp | Nov 22, 2006 | Articles, Banking Product Engines, Channels
What is a merchant Acquirer? The average Retailer wishes to accept credit and debit cards from a number of card schemes. A Merchant Acquirer is (normally) a bank who will provide the following services to the retailer. Provide a single interface to the scheme for all...
by Robert Tripp | Dec 26, 2003 | Articles, Banking Product Engines, Channels
This report outlines how Mobile Payments are working and/or are likely to work according to the following scenarios. (A) Person to Person Payments from the User’s Point of View Here the idea is that an individual would text some money to another individual to...
