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Apache Sling JVM Performance Comparison

Perficient

If you are curious, you can checkout the Sling JVM Comparison project on Github. To create a meaningful comparison, I setup and ran the test an Amazon EC2 m5.large An important performance comparison is the amount of time it takes to get an instance running. Install a content package to the Sling CMS instance. 10-jvmci-20.1-b02.

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Comparisons of platforms vs banks by the numbers

Chris Skinner

I’m not a financial analyst but a technologist and so, unsurprisingly, I got called out by some pedantic accountants over my simplistic assertion that Ant Financial is 35x more productive than banks like Barclays, as I was simply using their revenues per employee to make comparisons.

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Bank Wars, Episode XX: The Rise of FinTech

Chris Skinner

Yoda is one of the most likable characters in the Star Wars franchise, but I’m not sure if I like the comparison. Over the years, a few people have likened me to the Yoda of banking. Yoda is seriously old, speaks in riddles and is tiny and wrinkled.

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CFPB puts credit card comparison sites on notice

Payments Dive

The bureau seeks “to ensure that digital advertisements for financial products are not disguised as unbiased and objective advice,” CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said.

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Here Is a Comparison of 6 Bank Pricing Strategies

South State Correspondent

The post Here Is a Comparison of 6 Bank Pricing Strategies appeared first on SouthState Correspondent Division. In the future, look for a deeper dive into specific pricing tactics and learn how to leverage AI to bring sophisticated analytics into every banker’s hands.

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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Target, Walmart Comparison Uncovers Different Digital-First Strategies

PYMNTS

By a strict look at the macro numbers, Target still pales in comparison. And when attention turns to loyalty programs, the comparison is even more dramatic. It’s hardly competing with Amazon yet, but Target has shown more digital momentum than any major retailer during the pandemic. Stores: Walmart, 11,500; Target, 1,868.

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The culture crisis in banking: 4 more questions answered

Accenture

But Accenture’s cross-industry research, discussed earlier in this blog series, has found that the workplace culture at many banks suffers by comparison to many other organizations. That depends on each bank’s particular situation. This is a significant drawback….