Sat.Jun 07, 2014 - Fri.Jun 13, 2014

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Barriers to Entry In Banking Spell Opportunity. But Do We Seize It?

Jeff For Banks

'There are numerous and significant barriers to entry in banking. Regulation, capital requirements, competition, and the concentration of customers at the largest institutions have all contributed to only one bank charter being granted over the past three years. But I rarely hear of opportunity as a result of high barriers to entry in bank strategy sessions.

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The Fight Against Malware Has Moved Skyward

Jack Henry

'Author: Evan Thomas, EvanT@gladtech.net. Like most of you, I have been inundated over the past few years with news surrounding cloud computing and what it means for the future of information technology. What you may have missed in the deluge of information is that many security vendors are now moving their malware defenses to the cloud. The shift away from traditional desktop software anti-virus applications to cloud-based monitoring for malicious traffic will have a profound impact on the way

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Apple and Banking, Fear This

Social Assurance

'Industry experts love to create fear by comparing well-loved brands like Apple to the industry they have. In the past few months I have heard conference speakers theorize about Apple entering markets from food production to healthcare and of course, financial services. Are these fears realistic? What makes Apple a great company is not that they enter markets and crush people.

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