tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801510886369585831.post406125599801063529..comments2007-11-12T12:22:56.004+13:00Bwoocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091037267964767932noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801510886369585831.post-67412996936278966102007-11-12T12:22:00.000+13:002007-11-12T12:22:00.000+13:00Telco's won't because of the amount of banking business at risk.... when u see the profit numbers put up by the 4 majors i struggle with this but thats the truce that they've negotiated....<BR/><BR/>I completely agree with your comments BUT having lived in the UK... you don' know how lucky you are.... 4 days to clear minimum...Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17508992633339277942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801510886369585831.post-27752833096016416422007-11-12T10:14:00.000+13:002007-11-12T10:14:00.000+13:00I used to work on these systems. You're correct in that they have a huge pent-up backlog of transactions every night, but it doesn't hurt their massive, massive systems. There is absolutely no financial, technical, legal, or otherwise reason that banks don't offer real-time processing*. The reason they don't is that they get to keep your money for longer this way. Don't forget TITWWADI syndrome, either.<BR/><BR/>* q.v. BNZ with their new held-transactions that show up in real time but aren't actually APPLIED to your account for several hours. Bastards.Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480046061909369323noreply@blogger.com