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Child-on-child abuse is increasing in the UK, but criminalising young people will only do more damage | Linda Papadopoulos
Awareness of the law is vital, so children under pressure feel empowered to say no, and parents know enough to support them Linda Papadopoulos is a psychologist and author When the National Police Chiefs’ Council released its analysis of crimes of child sexual abuse and exploitation recently, one figure particularly concerned me. Crimes in this…
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Child-on-child abuse is increasing in the UK, but criminalising young people will only do more damage | Linda Papadopoulos
Awareness of the law is vital, so children under pressure feel empowered to say no, and parents know enough to support them Linda Papadopoulos is a psychologist and author When the National Police Chiefs’ Council released its analysis of crimes of child sexual abuse and exploitation recently, one figure particularly concerned me. Crimes in this…
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Child-on-child abuse is increasing in the UK, but criminalising young people will only do more damage | Linda Papadopoulos
Awareness of the law is vital, so children under pressure feel empowered to say no, and parents know enough to support them Linda Papadopoulos is a psychologist and author When the National Police Chiefs’ Council released its analysis of crimes of child sexual abuse and exploitation recently, one figure particularly concerned me. Crimes in this…
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First Bank CIO Thomas joins Bank Automation Summit U.S. 2024 speaker faculty
Terrence Thomas, executive vice president and chief information officer at First Bank, will speak at Bank Automation Summit U.S. 2024 on Monday, March 18, at 4 p.m. CT. Thomas will join the panel on “Creating a culture of AI adoption” with Scott Kinross, senior vice president and software engineering director at PNC Financial Services, and…
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Podcast: Jack Henry’s incoming CEO talks 4 tenets of leadership
Jack Henry Chief Operating Officer Greg Adelson will take over as chief executive for the tech provider in July. On this episode of “The Buzz” podcast, he discusses how his four-tenet leadership strategy will be reflected in his new role as he takes on Jack Henry’s ongoing cloud modernization. The tenets: 1. Transparency. Have direct…
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BNY appoints Gerdeman as global head of data and analytics
BNY Mellon has appointed Julie Gerdeman as its global head of data and analytics. Gerdeman will be responsible for managing software and data for nearly $47 trillion of assets managed by BNY, according to a Feb. 20 release. Prior to joining the $30 billion bank, Gerdeman was chief executive at Everstream Analytics, a supply chain…
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FIS certified to send, receive payments on FedNow
Technology provider FIS is now certified to send and receive payments on the FedNow payments rail as demand for the rail grows. FIS has 215 clients in contract or in the pipeline for the Federal Reserve’s payments rail, Chief Executive Stephanie Ferris said during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call today. “The banks are definitely focused…
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Things worth reading: 27th February 2024
Things we’re reading today include … Record rate-profits sees EU banks give shareholders €120bn (euobserver.com) Bank of England builds ‘proactive case’ to regulate non-banks | Reuters Why economists are warning of another US banking crisis (theconversation.com) Will Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Impact Cross-Border Payments in 2024? | The Fintech Times Bitcoin mystery deepens as……
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Why is Coca-Cola important?
It’s a little known fact that Coca-Cola was launched as a way to relieve the anxiety of change, but it’s true. Coca-Cola’s unique formula was developed to replace the addiction of Victorians to morphine and opium. The question is: why were Victorians addicted to morphine and opium? The answer is: the pace of change. Victorians……
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Spain’s Embat, which has raised $16M, plans to compete with Trovata in real-time accounting
For obvious reasons, financial teams can spend a great deal of time on corporate treasury management, accounting and bank reconciliation, so anything that speeds up that process usually garners a lot of interest. Today Embat, a Spanish fintech which does what they call “real-time treasury management,” has closed a financing round of $16 million Series…