by StratAgree™ Trend Watch | Nov 3, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
Cleveland-based KeyCorp (KEY) agreed to buy First Niagara Financial Group Inc (FNFG) for $4.1 billion. What Does It Mean? Large bank deals appear to be back. Though they had slowed in the aftermath of the financial crisis, acquisition of banks over $1 billion in...
by alpine | Nov 1, 2015 | Products, Uncategorized
My wife and I have a large family. When our children were young, getting to church on time Sunday mornings was a real challenge. At the time we needed to leave, invariably one child would not have socks, another would have no idea were he left his dress shoes. Chaos...
by StratAgree™ Trend Watch | Oct 26, 2015 | Trends, Uncategorized
Diebold has created an ATM that is screenless and doesn’t use ATM cards. How does it work, you ask? You use your smartphone! Using your smartphone you preschedule pickups of cash. When you get near the ATM it identifies you by the near field communication (NFC) chip...
by alpine | Oct 20, 2015 | Strategy, Uncategorized
Our company had just moved into a brand-new state-of-the-art building. It was constructed using green design principles with an open, organic feel and plenty of windows for natural sunlight. I was excited to move in! Entering my new office that first morning, I...
by alpine | Sep 29, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
EMV is here Your chip cards should have arrived by now. As reported previously, the EMV (Europay MasterCard and Visa) protocol takes effect tomorrow (October 1st) in the U.S. By now, your bank, credit union or credit card company should have provided you with a new...
