money transfer
RSS money transferVodafone, Citigroup team up for m-payments
News Vodafone has joined forces with Citigroup to offer an international money transfer service. When a payment is made the recipient is notified of the transfer using two text messages - one containing an alert and the other a secure PIN number. [12 Feb 2007]
Photos: Accenture waves goodbye to the wallet
Photo The custom built contactless payment terminal shown here demonstrates how NFC (near field communication) and RFID technology could soon allow phones to pay for goods and services, act as travel or gig tickets and transfer money between bank accounts. [31 Jan 2008]
Seven arrested in £43m money launder swoop
News HMRC said the suspects, who were not named, used fake documents to transfer the money. The cash was often collected in dubious circumstances such as handovers of plastic carrier bags and holdalls containing cash, often on East London back streets... [07 Apr 2006]
eBay 'scare-story' sparks row with Which?
News Payments were made using money transfer services such as Western Union, which are banned on eBay because they are not traceable.eBay works extensively with law enforcement across the UK and internationally, employing a dedicated team of experts... [27 Feb 2006]
MPs knock EDS for CSA IT failures
News If the computer system provided by a company, in this case EDS, is not working for one agency, it is unlikely to transfer to another without problems. Michael Weir of the Scottish National Party added: "[T]o transfer the agency's functions to the... [18 Jan 2006]
Will Zopa's P2P loans mean the death of the bank manager?
Comment I had to either transfer money using PayPal or do an online bank transfer. It doesn't take a genius to work out that the difference between the two - say between seven per cent and three per cent - is where they make a lot of money. [18 Apr 2006]
John Lamb's week: Holway casts his wary business eye
Comment The massive sums of money that shuffle round the globe aren't moving fast enough or securely enough, which is why SWIFT, the agency that handles funds transfer is bringing in new standards in November. [06 Jul 2001]
Devil's Advocate: Who’ll do the dirty work?
Comment One is that PFI does not genuinely transfer risk, it merely provides financial engineering. I asked my helpful consultant to explain transfer of risk by giving me an example of a worst case scenario for a contractor. [10 Feb 2003]
Brochure: WebSphere MQ delivers real value today and tomorrow
White Paper A customer uses an ATM to make a transfer of money What do these activities have in common? A supplier pulls the latest specifications out of a manufacturer's bill of materials A trader initiates an intricate sequence of moves in a complex... [18 Feb 2008]
Nexxar Group Transfers to IBM System z9 Business Class for Cost Savings
White Paper Founded in 2003, Nexxar Group, Inc.is a money transfer company that also offers bill payment, check cashing and money order services. The challenge was to enable very high availability to support business growth; develop an IT Service Management... [25 Apr 2007]
Long Run Trends in Economic Inequality in Five Countries - A Birth Cohort View
White Paper This paper examines the level and distribution of equivalent after tax, after transfer money income in Canada, the USA, the UK, Germany and Sweden using micro-data from the Luxembourg Income Study from 1969/70 to 1994/95. [24 Jun 2005]
Ole - Spain’s Banesto Provides Mobile Banking
White Paper Customers can also transfer money between accounts, so that the solution provides a comprehensive and mobile e-banking service. Banesto wanted an interactive service which allowed customers to access up-to-the-minute banking information, such as... [02 Mar 2004]
Nortel Network Case Study: United Community Banks, Inc.
White Paper Customers dial into an 800-number at the company's headquarters location in Blairsville, Georgia, for balance inquiries, to transfer money and to handle other transactions. "The Bank That Service Built" is a motto in action for United Community... [14 Jan 2008]
Guide to Wireless Personal Area Networks
White Paper Their low cost and data transfer rates make WPANs ideal for a wide array of retail and industrial applications. WPAN technology provides greater convenience, utility and safety, as well as save money on replacement of damaged cables and units. [11 Feb 2008]
KPNQwest creditors refuse to lend more money
News The company's creditors collected between $15.4m to $19.3m from trusting customers who believed they were buying time to transfer to another carrier, after the administrators assured them. The creditors of bankrupt data carrier KPNQwest have... [21 Jun 2002]
