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Led by donkeys: Bank boardrooms lack computer literacy 15 March 2021
2 While banks are ramping up their technology investments to keep pace with changing consumer demands and competition from challenger brands, their boards of directors lack the technology expertise to minimise the risks and maximise the benefits of their IT spending, according to a report by Accenture. Based on an analysis of the professional backgrounds of nearly 2,000 directors of more than 100 of the world’s largest banks, the report finds that only 10% of all board directors, as well as 10% of CEOs, have any professional technology experience.
Over 200,000 games consoles were sold in the UK during February.
The latest data from GfK shows it was a bumper month for the console market, driven by an influx of new PS5 stock and a boost in Switch sales driven by the launch of the new Mario game: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser s Fury.
The Mario game launched with a special edition console, and was the best-selling physical game of the month.
It s been a bumper year already for console sales, with 373,426 devices sold so far this year (unweighted figures). Based on GfK s retail panel, console game sales are up 184.4% in units so far this year, and up a massive 310.4% in revenue. Of course, this is partially driven by the launch of the new Xbox and Playstation consoles, but Nintendo Switch is also enjoying a stronger start to the year. Nintendo Switch console sales are up 81% year-to-date.
On today s special edition of 5 to Know: Nat takes you on a journey through each decade s favorite toys! You can watch old commercials and learn a little history along the way, too.
NEW YORK â A New York-based brand management firm that already owns Anne Klein and Joseph Abboud is taking a controlling stake in the parent company of the iconic Toys R Us and Babies R Us brands.
Yehuda Shmidman, co-founder, chairman and CEO at WHP Global, declined to offer the terms of the financial agreement in the deal with Tru Kids Inc., which closed on Friday.
He noted that the U.S. business will consist of both online and physical stores, though the strategy is still being worked out. But he believes that the U.S. business is a billion-dollar-plus opportunity.
The cut is expected to impact all categories of loans offered by the bank. As all retail loans are linked to BRLLR (external benchmark-repo linked rate), customers availing home loans, mortgage loans, car loans, education loans, personal loans and all other retail loan products can avail of this benefit.With
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Poland s Nest Bank moves card programme to Fiserv 15 March 2021
Source: Fiserv Nest Bank is continuing their digital development and enabling the introduction of new services to customers with the selection of First Data Polska S.A., now Fiserv, as its new provider of payment card outsourcing services. Fiserv, a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, will provide comprehensive management and service of the bank’s debit and credit card programs, including traditional and online card issuing and fraud monitoring.