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May 13, 2008Desktop virtualization as no-brainer, nearly there
Analysis of: Desktop Virtualization Drives Security, Not Just Dollar Savings | www.informationweek.com
Author: Howard Bruck, Chief Information Officer, Hudson Valley Bank
Desktop virtualization has always been an enticing proposition, but it was never able to overcome the practical limitations, and more importantly never gained acceptance from the user base. However, the proliferation and acceptance of browser based applications, proliferation of...
April 14, 2008There are Fewer Bank Tech Companies but More Solutions in the Marketplace
Analysis of: The FutureNow List | www.americanbanker.com
Author: Art Gillis, President, Computer Based Solutions, Inc.
In 2001 there were 165 companies selling 223 solutions to banks, thrifts and credit unions.Today there are 71 companies selling 306 solutions. That’s 57% fewer companies; 37% more solutions.During the past seven years there were a total of 162 mergers and acquisitions in the account processing sector...
April 10, 2008
Oh My ! No More Regulations
Analysis of: Interchange act coming back stronger | www.greensheet.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Oh My ! No More RegulationsAnalysis of: Interchange act coming back stronger | www.greensheet.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
1. Free Market at Jeopardy 2. Merchants want everything free 3. If it costs to much, eliminate acceptance Merchants have groaned for years about interchange rates though they have benefited from the billions of invested dollars to manage risk offered by the card associations and...
April 10, 2008WaMu Takes $7 Billion; Pain for Some, Gain for New Investors
Analysis of: WaMu's Costly Rescue | online.wsj.com
Author: Bill Bradway, Founder & Managing Director, Bradway Research, LLC
Washington Mutual (WaMu) cut a deal with TPG and other investors for a $7 billion capital injection by issuing common stock and preferred convertible stock. In addition, 1st quarter write offs of $3.5 billion contributed to an estimated first quarter loss of $1.1 billion. Clearly WaMu needs capital,...
March 25, 2008Congratulations to all who were in the bank tech world in 1985, and are still here to remember
Analysis of: Jack Henry Banking(TM) Expands Client Relationships With Cross Sales of ArgoKeys(R) Branch Sales Automation Platform | www.earthtimes.org
Author: Art Gillis, President, Computer Based Solutions, Inc.
My bookcase contains 22 past editions of Automation in Banking. The 23rd is still in the oven. The 22 are dog-eared because I have had to refer to them many times to answer questions from very intelligent readers who had a need to know. Last week I read the 1985 Edition, and here are...
March 17, 2008Big Banks for Sale: A Buyer's Market or Dilemma?
Analysis of: It's a Buyer's Market for Banks | online.wsj.com
Author: Bill Bradway, Founder & Managing Director, Bradway Research, LLC
A number of large banks are looking at severely depressed stock prices and multiples that have dropped to book value or below. Is now the time for a buyer to step up and buy a struggling bank? If not, when does it make sense for a buyer to cut a deal? Will existing M & A deals still close? What...
March 14, 2008Consolidation - Predictable for banks, Anything goes for tech vendors
Analysis of: Fiserv to integrate CheckFree, Interactive Technologies | atmmarketplace.com
Author: Art Gillis, President, Computer Based Solutions, Inc.
It’s numbers crunching season again for me, and my outlook has been confirmed as if a combined team of Big Four auditors ripped through my databases looking for errors, omissions and even fraudulent opinions.The financial institutions landscape:The number of banks, thrifts and credit unions continues...
March 7, 2008Mortgage Market Woes Gather Steam and More Victims
Analysis of: Housing, Bank Problems Deepen | online.wsj.com
Author: Bill Bradway, Founder & Managing Director, Bradway Research, LLC
The US housing and mortgage crisis has mushroomed into a new level of adversity. When will this bleeding subside and ultimately come to an end? Is the market near a bottom yet? Are there any upside opportunities? Will the bank, thrift and mortgage industry's pain turn into someone's gain?
February 28, 2008If I were the CFO of a bank tech services company, I would.......
Analysis of: Collaboration Is Job One | www.banktech.com
Author: Art Gillis, President, Computer Based Solutions, Inc.
You can fill in the rest of that title statement as you see fit. The reason I am writing this analysis is because clear-thinking investment analysts believe that when banks are in trouble, they will cut back on tech spending, among other expenses. That’s a logical position to take, at least...
February 25, 2008Ready or Not: Here Comes Banco Wal*Mart
Analysis of: Wal-Mart Gets Its Bank - in Mexico | money.cnn.com
Author: Bill Bradway, Founder & Managing Director, Bradway Research, LLC
In
November 2007, Wal-Mart de México (WMT) opened its first consumer bank, Banco
Wal*Mart, in Toluca – an industrial town near Mexico City. The company
plans to launch 80 more branches by the end of 2008. Will this initiative be
successful? Will the established Mexican banking community suffer...
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