Why the advent of EMV technology is such good news for everyone ? except thieves
Smart cards are revolutionising banking with better security and the scope they offer for multiple additional applications beyond the simple debit or credit card functionality of magnetic stripe cards.
Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, looks at the economic issues of enlargement.
Over the past three years, European banks have invested hundreds of millions of euros in their branch networks in the hope of transforming ageing cost centres into effective sales outlets.