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Bangladesh micro-banking project signs for Gemalto biometric tech

03 June 2013 | 2034 views | 0

A Bangladesh micro-banking initiative is issuing biometric smart cards from Gemalto to the country's unbanked, enabling them to authenticate transactions through their fingerprints.

Retail banking

Barclays takes another payments hackathon crown; Holvi and Azimo talk disruption

03 June 2013 | 4230 views | 0

In what is becoming a trend in the fintech world, Barclays has taken top honours at a London hackathon, this time triumphing at a weekend-long event hosted by payments start-up Birdback at Google Campus.

Retail banking

Nationwide caught up in Facebook #fbrape campaign

31 May 2013 | 2777 views | 0

Nationwide Building Society experienced a crash course in the perils of social media advertising earlier this week when it found itself drawn into a row about the depiction of violence against women on Facebook.

Mobile & online

New breed of money spending advisory apps set to disrupt payments value chain

31 May 2013 | 3965 views | 0

The development of digital payment advisor (DPA) applications residing on customer smartphones and mobile devices has the potential to significantly disrupt the payment value chain states analyst group Gartner

Risk & regulation

Banks take centre stage in mobile monetisation push

31 May 2013 | 4137 views | 1

Having sat on the sidelines for years, banks are finally finding their voice in the mobile monetisation conversation, with several signing up to global trade association MEF, whose chairman, Andrew Bud, recently sat down with Finextra.

Payments

Bitcoin exchange MT. Gox introduces account verification

31 May 2013 | 2704 views | 0

With regulatory scrutiny of virtual currencies intensifying, the world's largest bitcoin exchange, MT. Gox, is rolling out a new identification system for users.

Mobile & online

CommBank polls Facebook friends for online banking feedback

31 May 2013 | 2923 views | 0

A Facebook poll conducted by Commonwealth Bank of Australia has provided fresh insights into customer perspectives of its online banking service, NetBank.

Retail banking

JPMorgan Chase CIO Chiarello steps down

30 May 2013 | 2932 views | 0

JPMorgan Chase CIO Guy Chiarello is quitting his post after seven-and-a-half years in the top tech spot at the US's biggest bank.

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Brits turn away from cash as digital alternatives gain currency

30 May 2013 | 2896 views | 1

As digital alternatives grew in popularity, Brits did 10% less of their shopping last year with cash, although it continued to be the country's most popular payment method.

Mobile & online

CaixaBank, Santander and Telefónica form digital JV

30 May 2013 | 4888 views | 0

Spanish corporate behemoths CaixaBank, Santander and Telefónica have agreed to set up a joint venture to develop a range of digital services, including a mobile wallet.