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Singapore's OCBC lets customers send money to Facebook friends

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Singapore's OCBC lets customers send money to Facebook friends

Riding the rails of Singapore's new real-time payments service, OCBC Bank has added a feature to its mobile app that lets users send money to friends via Facebook, e-mail and text message.

Researchers propose acid-spitting ATMs to fight off thieves

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Researchers propose acid-spitting ATMs to fight off thieves

Taking their inspiration from the bombardier beetle, researchers have developed a film that they say could be used to coat ATMs, spraying would-be thieves and vandals with a hot foam.

MasterCard launches European incubator programme for commerce startups

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MasterCard launches European incubator programme for commerce startups

MasterCard has launched an accelerator programme for European commerce-focused startups, promising to help them secure a pilot.

CME sets up tech investment fund

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CME sets up tech investment fund

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has gone public about the launch of a new venture capital fund to invest in promising technology start-ups.

OK Glass, send money

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OK Glass, send money

Google is to integrate its Wallet application with Google Glass, enabling users to transfer money to friends with a single voice command and a couple of hand gestures.

Amazon links Twitter accounts to shopping basket

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Amazon links Twitter accounts to shopping basket

Amazon UK customers can now order items they see on Twitter by tweeting their shopping basket.

Fidor to use Ripple to speed money transfers

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Fidor to use Ripple to speed money transfers

Germany's Fidor Bank is to become the first the bank in the world to utilise the Ripple protocol for sending real-time money transfers.

CaixaBank launches Facebook app

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CaixaBank launches Facebook app

Spain's CaixaBank has unveiled an app that lets customers check their bank balances and make transactions through Facebook.

Robocoin rebrands bitcoin ATMs as 'bank branches'

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Robocoin rebrands bitcoin ATMs as 'bank branches'

Bitcoin ATM outfit Robocoin is playing fast and loose with banking terminology by rebranding its machines as bank branches and making a concerted play for the remittance market.

Fintech winners battle through to Innotribe Start-up Challenge final

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Fintech winners battle through to Innotribe Start-up Challenge final

Five fintech start-ups have booked their place at the Swift Innotribe Start-up Challenge in Boston later this year after battling their way through the European semi-final in London.

Finextra Future Money provokes strong views on fintech innovation

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Finextra Future Money provokes strong views on fintech innovation

Fraud is good, Pingit is rubbish and Swift will be dead within three years. There was no shortage of controversial and provocative views at a lively Finextra Future Money conference this week at Canary Wharf's Level39.

US bank openly mocks Google Glass in mobile app campaign

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US bank openly mocks Google Glass in mobile app campaign

The PR problems for Google Glass continue to mount as a US regional bank openly mocks the smart spec tech in a new video ad for its own mobile banking app.

Live: Finextra Future Money, day two

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Live: Finextra Future Money, day two

Welcome back to the Finextra Future Money liveblog where we'll be keeping you abreast of all the news and views as leading figures from the fintech world gather at Level39 in Canary Wharf to explore the new wave of innovation sweeping across the financial services sector.

Bloomberg adds bitcoin pricing to Professional terminal

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Bloomberg adds bitcoin pricing to Professional terminal

Hotshot traders with a sideline in bitcoin investments can now track the value of their assets through the Bloomberg Professional terminal

Live: Finextra Future Money

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Live: Finextra Future Money

Welcome to the Finextra Future Money liveblog where we'll be keeping you abreast of all the news and views as leading figures from the fintech world gather at Level39 in Canary Wharf to explore the new wave of innovation sweeping across the financial services sector.

BIG launches site for credit unions to share ideas and code

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BIG launches site for credit unions to share ideas and code

Tech consulting firm Best Innovation Group (BIG) has launched a Web site where credit union staffers can access and share ideas and programming code.

Swift Business Forum - London 2014 - Live Blog

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Swift Business Forum - London 2014 - Live Blog

Welcome to Finextra's live blog from the Swift Business Forum, London 2014, which was held Monday at the Brewery venue in the City of London, UK. This fourth instalment of the financial services Forum in the UK capital is entitled 'Doing good business in an era of re-regulation'.

Eastern Bank sets up innovation laboratory

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Eastern Bank sets up innovation laboratory

Boston-based Eastern Bank has partnered with former members of PerkStreet Financial to create a new innovation laboratory that will use the bank's data assets to rapidly prototype and launch new technologies for use within the bank and onsale to other financial institutions.

Lenddo delves into credit card applicants' social media data

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Lenddo delves into credit card applicants' social media data

Startup Lenddo has launched a 'social network' credit card in Colombia that will see applicants approved or declined based on their reputations on Facebook and Twitter.

Yodlee partners incubators to catalyse fintech innovation

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Yodlee partners incubators to catalyse fintech innovation

Yodlee Interactive has teamed up with three incubators and accelerators to give fintech startups access to its API.

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