Because the person concerned wasn't authorised to execute a trade on behalf of the bank. So you don't fix the problem by exploiting a back door to do the same unauthorized thing again, deliberately. … (View Post)

We had a "large UK bank" client that accidentally processed an FX trade of several 10s of millions of dollars, because someone had failed to wire up the "test only" checkbox. The … (View Post)

That feels much more like an employee going "What's the biggest number I can type into this field? Oh, OK. Surely it won't process the transaction though? *beep* Oh shit." (View Post)

Urchins down mines and under looms? (View Post)

Who in their right mind would then call that number? It's as likely to be a premium rate specialist service as the hotel. (View Post)