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Internet Bill Presentment And Payment: A Winning Proposition
White Papers First Union is the nation's sixth-largest bank holding company and has recently made bold strides to bring Internet Bill Presentment and Payment (IBPP) services to their corporate, commercial and retail consumers.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Past, Present And Future Of E-Banking
White Papers Whether you bank at a major national institution or at your local Credit Union, chances are that they are offer online banking services. Remember when you could first call into your bank’s computer to have a synthesized voice tell you your account...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Students Refuse To Be 'guinea Pigs' For ID Cards
News The National Union of Students (NUS) described the revelation in the leaked National Identity Scheme Delivery Strategy document as "morally reprehensible" and said it would bog students down in red tape.
[January 25, 2008, 8:41]
EC: A Q&A On The Microsoft Decision
News Microsoft sells its products globally including in the European Union, which is one of its main markets together with the United States. The interest rate is that applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations on the first...
[March 24, 2004, 11:20]
Online Banking: Anatomy Of A Hacking
News Morgan and Chase Manhattan union in 2000, smaller banks continue to join forces, hoping to remain relevant at a regional level. In the period of 1998 to 2000, we estimated that 50 percent of non-bank online banking services had existing...
[May 6, 2002, 7:32]
Gamblers Sue Their Credit Card Companies
News They also sued banks that issued the cards, including Retailers National Bank and Citibank, and companies they said electronically transferred funds for some of their bets, including Western Union Holdings.
[August 12, 2003, 12:15]
Microsoft's Legal Problems Not Over Yet
News The European Union's ruling requires Microsoft to provide key technical details to server software makers and to offer a version of Windows without Media Player. Most prominent is the European Union's ongoing pursuit of Microsoft through the courts.
[October 12, 2005, 9:35]
US Senate Rejects Extra Funds For ID Cards
News Seventeen states have already enacted statutes or resolutions registering their opposition to the new requirements, according to the American Civil Liberties Union's RealNightmare.org. Critics — including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU...
[July 30, 2007, 13:05]
Airport Security Technology Under Scrutiny
News Airport police say the cameras and computers will help them to identify known criminals, potential terrorists on secret-service rosters and false asylum-seekers from the European Union. The American Civil Liberties Union blasted face-recognition...
[September 13, 2001, 14:40]
Vignette To Split 2-for-1
News Vignette's customers include First Union National Bank, U S West, National Semiconductor, DaimlerChrysler, Nokia, Qualcomm and Bertelsmann. Vignette announced Thursday a two-for-one split as it continues to see blue sky following a strong third...
[November 4, 1999, 14:24]
Protest Fears Force World Bank Conference Online
News By holding the conference -- which was supposed to take place next week in Barcelona -- online, the World Bank is hoping to avoid the kind of disruption that took place at last week's European Union summit in Gothenburg.
[June 20, 2001, 14:29]
Legal Costs Depress Microsoft's Bottom Line
News Microsoft reported on Thursday fiscal third-quarter revenue above expectations but saw its earnings dented by the costs of a fine by the European Union and its settlement with Sun Microsystems. The earnings report shows that Microsoft's legal...
[April 23, 2004, 8:40]
British Call-centre Staff 'inferior' To Asian Workers
News Up to three quarters of call centre staff may be experiencing stress, and four out of five suffering headaches, plus more than 60 percent having pains in their hands, wrists and back, reported a Trade Union survey by Unison.
[August 6, 2002, 11:57]
Don't Let Compliance Hinder Your Growth
News European Union and other entities also have laws governing data privacy, personal information protection and electronic documents. Although the requirements themselves are the same the compliance solution that works for a huge hospital chain or a...
[October 31, 2005, 17:35]
US Senate Reins In ID Card Act
News Tim Sparapani, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), called the vote a "victory for privacy and a rejection of building an immigration system on a faulty foundation, which was the Real ID Act.
[June 28, 2007, 12:33]
Biometrics: Where Is The Business Case?
News Earlier this year the European Union called on the US to delay the deadline for the introduction of biometric passports for visitors without a visa. Research conducted by Fujitsu revealed that one in three UK banking customers would like their bank...
[October 19, 2005, 17:15]
Bush Pushes For Expansion Of Surveillance Law
News Using the pageantry of his third State of the Union speech, Bush set in motion a battle over privacy and security that will continue through the presidential campaign and is likely to climax before the law's 31 December, 2005, partial expiration...
[January 21, 2004, 9:25]
Echelon: Is Anyone Bothered?
News But the European Union also wants to move forward in the fight against crime and therefore has granted the European police, Europol, partial immunity to the new legislation. As far as I know, the antannae and satellites in Bad Aibling are now...
[June 30, 2000, 15:25]
Auction Sites Warn On The Danger Of Wire Transfers
News Wire transfers, made through a bank or via a service provided by Western Union, are like electronic cash, and unlike credit cards or services such as PayPal, customers are not refunded in cases of fraud.
[July 4, 2002, 14:18]
Philadelphia Pushes On With Wi-Fi Plan
News Combining low-cost access with computers and training, Philadelphia is taking a great leap in bridging the digital divide," said Kenneth DeGraff, a policy advocate at Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports.
[April 8, 2005, 9:35]
