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			<title><![CDATA[New Lafferty Group blog, Group Thinking goes live]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[New Lafferty Group blog, &lsquo;Group Thinking&rsquo; goes liveLafferty Group is proud to announce that its new blog, Group Thinking, has gone live. The blog, available at https://blog.lafferty.com,     aims to provide our readers with the latest opi]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:36:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[European Commission welcomes Visa Europe's proposal to cut inter-bank fees for credit cards]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[European Commission welcomes Visa Europe's proposal to cut inter-bank fees for credit cardsEuropean  Commission Vice President, Joaqu&iacute;n Almunia, has welcomed Visa Europe's  proposed commitments to significantly cut its inter-bank fees for cred]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:24:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Barclays uses Nuance Voice Biometrics to identify customers]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Barclays uses Nuance Voice Biometrics to identify customersCustomers  of Barclays Wealth and Management services will now be able to access  their accounts by voiceprint, as a result of a partnership with Nuance  Communications.Nuance&rsquo;s FreeSpe]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:22:28 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nigeria releases national identity cards branded by MasterCard]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Nigeria releases national identity cards branded by MasterCardThe    Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and  MasterCard   have announced the roll-out of 13 million  MasterCard-branded National   Identity Smart Cards with electron]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:21:57 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Square reinvents the register with Square Stand]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Square reinvents the register with Square StandSquare, the mobile payments company has unveiled its latest mPOS product, Square Reader, which turns an iPad into a complete point of sale system. With a number of SMEs in the United States increasingly]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:10:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Google adds Google Wallet features to Gmail]]></title>
            <link>http://www.lafferty.com/Cards-Insights/News/Google_adds_Google_Wallet_features_to_Gmail_5583</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Google adds Google Wallet features to GmailGoogle  is integrating Gmail with Google Wallet so that users can send payments  as a mail attachment, even if the recipient doesn't have a Gmail  address. According to an official Google blog post, senders]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[HSBC could cut another 14,000 jobs in next two years]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[HSBC could cut another 14,000 jobs in next two yearsHSBC  could cut another 14,000 jobs around the world over the next two years  as it looks for a further $2 - $3 billion of annual cost savings, chief  executive Stuart Gulliver told investors today.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:37:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Banking not attracting top graduates, says Lloyds chief]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Banking not attracting top graduates, says Lloyds chiefThe reputation of banking in Britain is so tarnished that banks cannot attract the best graduates, according to the chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group.Ant&oacute;nio Horta-Os&oacute;rio told]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:29:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Commerzbank looks to raise funds to improve capital position]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Commerzbank looks to raise funds to improve capital positionCommerzbank, Germany&rsquo;s second-biggest bank, is the latest European lender to look to raise funds to improve its capital reserve position, under pressure from regulators.The bank this w]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:27:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Shares in Standard Charted dip after statement hints at South Korean difficulties]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Shares in Standard Charted dip after statement hints at South Korean difficultiesShares in pan-Asian UK bank Standard Chartered fell five percent after a wary interim statement that was light on numbers, but hinted at difficulties in several key mark]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:26:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[NAB reports strong half-year results despite UK difficulties]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[NAB reports strong half-year results despite UK difficultiesNational Australia Bank, NAB, has reported strong half-year results, despite the continued drag of its UK operations. In the six months to March 31, NAB saw net profit up 22.8 percent to Aus]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sberbank makes a bright start to 2013]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sberbank makes a bright start to 2013Russia&rsquo;s biggest bank, Sberbank, has made a vigorous start to 2013. In the first four months of the year the bank saw net income up 15.9 percent to RUB 226.0 billion. Net fee and commission income grew by 8]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Barclaycard launches Bespoke Offers in UK]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Barclaycard launches &lsquo;Bespoke Offers&rsquo; in UKBarclaycard   has launched &lsquo;Bespoke Offers&rsquo; - a personalised shopping programme that   will be free to all UK consumers with the aim of saving customers  money  on everyday goods and]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:30:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rogers Communications takes steps towards issuing credit card]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Rogers Communications takes steps towards issuing credit cardRogers  Communications, a leading provider of wireless, digital cable TV,  internet and home phone services to consumers and businesses in Canada,  has announced that it has moved a step cl]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:29:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Women twice as likely to reveal card PIN information]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Women twice as likely to reveal card PIN informationA   survey released by Alaric, a fraud prevention company, has found that   nearly half of women in Britain have told someone else the PIN for  their  credit or debit card &ndash; compared to just 2]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:29:13 GMT</pubDate>
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