Honor Roll: This Week's Top Banking Blogs (Jan. 10-16)

Our favorite banking technology-related blog posts from around the Web (January 10-16, 2010):Taking on the Big Guys

Camden R. Fine, president and CEO of Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) discusses the Move Your Money campaign. Started by the Huffington Post, the online initiative urges Americans to, well, move their money from big banks to community banks. "Ever since this movement got started more than two weeks ago, I've been hearing from community bankers across the country, just as pleased as I am that citizens are finally talking about the differences between those enormous Wall Street financial institutions and our Main Street community banks," Fine writes. ---

Clash of the Titans: Google vs....China??!!

"Regardless of the outcome, retail banking and payments can learn about the future of the industry by watching as Google squares off with China," writes Javelin's James Van Dyke in this post about Google's threats to leave the Chinese market following hacking attempts from inside the country. ---

The Future of Supply Chain Finance Platforms

Enrico Camerinelli writes that Celent sees a number of supply chain finance platforms, branded by very large banks, appearing in the next two to three years. "The likely future model is one of a syndicated marketplace based on a technology platform, into which financial institutions, private capital funding, insurers, and logistic service providers will plug to provide collaborative supply chain finance services," he writes. ---