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Second Life clamps down on virtual banks
News Unrecognised 'banks' will no longer be able to offer interest or direct return on investment on Second Life's own currency, Linden dollars. Unregulated organisations still offering financial... [10 Jan 2008]
Virtual worlds meet real life laws
News And the money they make from these businesses in Linden dollars, the currency of Second Life, can be turned into a quantity of real world cash - a sum that depends on the current exchange rate. And other issues such as... [15 May 2007]
Cashing in on the ATM revolution
News She said: "Windows is an enabler in so far as it opens up opportunities that we didn't have before such as running adverts on our ATMs or offering foreign currency dispensing, although again there is a resource issue here. [02 May 2007]
Big Blue sees big bounce
News Revenue from global services climbed six per cent, or four per cent adjusted for currency, to $12bn in the second quarter. Excluding nonrecurring items, IBM's income from ongoing operations was up four... [19 Jul 2005]
Misys hammered by reluctant banks and weak dollar
News Revenue for its US-based healthcare division slipped by only one per cent to £297m, but this was due in part to changing currency exchanges - namely the strong British pound and weak US dollar. Misys reckons the widening... [18 Jun 2004]
SAP revenue hit by strong dollar
News Had currency rates remained the same, software revenue would have climbed by 4 per cent, SAP said. SAP plans to release more financial details on 22 January. Software revenue, which excludes revenue from... [14 Jan 2004]
Ex-PM Mahathir’s dream - Silicon Valley in Malaysia
News Malaysia has come far from the currency crisis when critics said the IMF-opposed ringgit-pegging would drive away international investment and harm Malaysia's long term prospects. Lee Cheng Seng, a former Dell... [17 Nov 2003]
IBM boosted by services success
News Big Blue's Global Services unit booked $10.2bn in revenue during the first quarter, up 24 per cent, or 15 per cent on a constant currency basis, over last year. One was a $2bn, 10-year contract with... [15 Apr 2003]
Banking giants in trouble over exchange 'monopoly'
News More than 50 of the world's leading financial institutions are members of FXall which provides an electronic marketplace for international foreign currency trading. FXall is accused of trying to create a... [16 May 2002]
The Pru looks at euro migration
News British financial services giant Prudential Retail Financial Services is preparing itself for the complicated transition to the euro, despite government reluctance to... [11 Jul 2000]
Online currency trader comes under FSA spotlight
News The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to investigate an Internet-based foreign exchange service which has yet to receive regulatory approval, according to reports in the Electronic Telegraph.... [06 Aug 1999]
M&S to offer phone currency service
News Marks & Spencer Financial Services has announced plans to make its foreign-currency services available over the phone. Customers will be able to order foreign... [28 Jun 1999]
Redwood dismisses euro mortgages
News Redwood told Silicon.com: "Given that we are not currently planning to join the single currency, it is very difficult to see how a Europe-wide mortgage would be a very attractive offering in Britain. People would not... [14 May 1999]
Euro preparations go smoothly despite Underground strike
News Thousands of on-site IT staff will be needed in the City as the new year begins, in case there are problems with computer systems rejecting the new currency. Even though the UK is not joining the single... [14 Dec 1998]
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