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RSS hsbcHSBC signs £50m telecoms deal with Thus
News Thus has won a contract to replace HSBC's domestic UK national telecoms network in a deal likely to be worth in excess of £50m. The contract covers the delivery of a multimedia capable 'next-generation' network for the banking group's UK business... [08 Sep 2006]
Bank data breaches probed by info commissioner
News Bull said he is reporting Barclays and HSBC to the ICO for similar reasons. Several high street banks could be investigated by the government following reports they dumped customer data, bank cards and PINs in bins outside their buildings. [21 Aug 2006]
How serious is HSBC's online banking flaw?
News Security professionals have questioned reports of a 'serious flaw' in HSBC's online banking system. Because of The Guardian's story, customers are going to be worried, HSBC annoyed and no one is any wiser. [10 Aug 2006]
Finance company finds way though Basel II maze
Case Study The company - part of HSBC - offers financial products including the credit cards and insurance policies. Marks & Spencer Money has completed a data quality project that has helped it comply with Basel II regulations well ahead of the January 2007... [09 Aug 2006]
Voda chairman: 'We are united behind Sarin'
News MacLaurin stepped down from his role of chairman at the end of the meeting, handing the baton to Sir John Bond, former chairman of HSBC. Vodafone has revealed the full results from its AGM yesterday, with around 18 per cent of shareholders either... [26 Jul 2006]
Arrest made over HSBC Indian call centre theft
News An Indian call centre worker at HSBC's Bangalore offshore operation has been arrested on hacking charges relating to theft of £233,000 from the accounts of some of the bank's UK customers. The 24-year-old Nadeem Kashmiri was arrested by police on... [29 Jun 2006]
HSBC customers hit by Bangalore breach
News A security breach at HSBC's offshore data processing unit in Bangalore has led to £233,000 being stolen from the accounts of a small number of UK customers. A 24-year-old worker at the HSBC operation has been suspended after being accused of... [27 Jun 2006]
HSBC invests in business analytics
News Banking group HSBC has adopted new business analytics software from Experian-Scorex to help the lending decisions of its global credit application processing unit. HSBC will implement the Strategy Management business rules engine product to help... [17 May 2006]
HSBC and First Direct sign for mobile banking
News HSBC and its First Direct subsidiary are to roll out new mobile banking services to customers later this year. MoniLink, a joint venture between cash machine network LINK and tech firm Morse, has signed a deal covering both brands for the service... [11 Apr 2006]
Reed turns to Sirocom in €17m virtual network deal
News Other high-profile Sirocom customers include Abbey, BSkyB, HSBC and JD Sports. Sirocom has won a €17m, three-year deal to supply converged voice and data networking to recruitment business Reed Managed Services. [22 Feb 2006]
Bloomberg, banks build 'vanilla swaps' trading system
News ABN Amro, Barclays Capital, HSBC and JP Morgan will be part of a consortium which will operate a 'vanilla swaps' trading platform in interest rate and derivatives products. Financial information and media company Bloomberg and several major banks... [14 Feb 2006]
Bank automates to boost customer service
Case Study Banking giant HSBC is updating the workflow automation system it is using, in order to get customer queries answered quicker. HSBC said the ability of the software's J2EE architecture to support the bank's next-generation architecture was also a... [06 Feb 2006]
Leader: Don't get IT in a flap over bird flu
Leader HSBC has said it expects 50 per cent of its worldwide staff to fall sick in the event of an outbreak of the virus. It's almost impossible to open a newspaper without seeing a story about the threat of bird flu. [17 Jan 2006]
Banks use IT to mitigate bird flu threat
News Last week HSBC predicted up to 50 per cent of its staff could go sick in the event of a pandemic and said it was preparing for staff to work from home, or via video link and teleconference facilities. [17 Jan 2006]
Gates tops list of most-admired business chiefs
News Also on the list: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway (3); Richard Branson, Virgin Group (5); John Browne, BP (6); Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Motor (7); Jeffrey Immelt, General Electric (9); Rupert Murdoch, News Corp (10); John Bond, HSBC Holdings (11... [15 Dec 2005]
