Less than a month ago I discussed the disaster being experienced by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and its Irish subsidiary as a result of a software installation screwup. For RBS the nightmare continues as it now calculates the huge losses it experiencing as a result of the technology meltdown, its “mis-selling” of interest…
The Irish Times is running a story today that provides a perfect example of why large, highly interconnected financial institutions can unexpectedly become very dangerous. Titled “Ulster Bank counts the cost of catastophic IT meltdown,” the report describes the misery being experienced by Ulster Bank’s customers and management as a result of a bungled software…
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