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| Signing the contract
for the upgrade of
CB’s SICB with ATOS
on 8th May 2005 at the
Cartes Bancaires
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An interbanking tool created in 1990 and
implemented in 1992, SICB (CB card information
system) was designed to receive,
store, process and make available to the "CB"
banking community data used for three main
functions. The first is the "justice of the peace"
function, through the provision of interbanking
terms of reference (such as the file of stopped
cards or irregular merchants). Its other
functions include "combating fraud and risk
management", through the distribution of
lists of stopped cards and by taking appropriate
measures, and finally, "steering and
developing knowledge of the activity", through
the analysis of the data collected. Since June
2005, the SICB has been undergoing a major
technical upgrade steered by CB. The new
system will be more open, more responsive
and more economical. As a consequence,
all functional changes to the Information
System can be quickly and easily made. Further
details in autumn 2007 when the new
SICB is scheduled to come on stream. |
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CB: partner
in an in-depth study on B2B E-commerce
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In France, e-commerce between companies (B2B) remains below its growth potential. To understand what is hindering and driving B2B e-commerce, CB has joined forces with FEVAD* (French Federation of Distance Selling Companies) to carry out an indepth study, "B2B e-commerce, a major challenge for the French economy". The aim is to analyse this market, identifythe best practices and what is hindering its growth, and put forward five recommended measures, including the development of purchasing cards to speed up the penetration of e-commerce.
* www.fevad.com |
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