Banks Wage 'Hand-to-Hand Combat' for Tech Talent

Re:Banks Wage 'Hand-to-Hand Combat' for Tech Talent by toomuchtodo on Friday March 14, 2014 @05:48PM (#7402185)

Oh how I wish Google would have a financial arm and stomp out corporations like BAC. I mean, banking is all about big data, no?

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Re:Banks Wage 'Hand-to-Hand Combat' for Tech Talent by chris_mahan on Friday March 14, 2014 @05:50PM (#7402198)

Banking is all about billions of little transactions (every single one must go well) and great customer service. Google has a long way to go.

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Re:Banks Wage 'Hand-to-Hand Combat' for Tech Talent by toomuchtodo on Friday March 14, 2014 @05:52PM (#7402212)

Somehow, I have confidence that Google > BaC with regards to technology.

Agreed on the customer service. Maybe acquire Zendesk?

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Re:Banks Wage 'Hand-to-Hand Combat' for Tech Talent by chris_mahan on Friday March 14, 2014 @06:02PM (#7402282)

Oh technology, I agree. It's just that it's a different problem, and Google has very little experience at it. Also, I don't think people would be depositing too much money at Google Bank.

I want to add that banking is heavily regulated, and the Google Boys would probably chafe under that.

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Re:Banks Wage 'Hand-to-Hand Combat' for Tech Talent by toomuchtodo on Friday March 14, 2014 @06:06PM (#7402306)

If they had solid support, I'd sign up for direct deposit today. They don't have solid support though, hence why I'm at Simple.

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Re:Banks Wage 'Hand-to-Hand Combat' for Tech Talent by waterlesscloud on Friday March 14, 2014 @08:05PM (#7402810)

Google has started down the path to become just another giant company that's a refuge for the mediocre. It'll take a decade or two to get there, but the early signs are already visible.

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