Latest Innovation News: Finextra Research

What are banks doing right?

Jeremy Light, managing director, Accenture Payment Services, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Latin America, talks about the growing importance of the digital channel, APIs , payment mechanisms and how banks are innovating in the right ways.

30 August 2013

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Mpos pops-up in Picadilly

Mark Little, VP and managing director of Intuit UK, discusses Intuit's Mpos technology and its role in the future of high street retail.

13 August 2013

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Digital currency goes green

Stan Stalnaker, founder of Hub Culture and the digital currency Ven, discusses the implications of inflation, controlling value and creation of a non-cryptographic digital currency.

06 August 2013

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Self-rule for digital currencies

Several firms have banded together to create a self-regulatory organisation covering the nascent virtual currency industry. The Digital Asset Transfer Authority (Data) says it wants to promote the prudent, responsible development of emerging payment networks, establish common rules to protect users, and work as a liaison among businesses, customers and public officials.

01 August 2013

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MasterCard MasterPass arrives in the UK

MasterCard has brought on board some major retailers, including Argos and Boots UK, as well as issuer MBNA, for the UK launch of its MasterPass digital payments service.

31 July 2013

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Do teenagers need bank accounts?

Simon Andrews, founder, Addictive Mobile looks at family dynamics and the benefits of mobile financial services.

24 July 2013

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Payment apps need to be secure and 'easy to use'

Sandra Alzetta, head of mobile business unit, Visa Europe discusses the key to successful banking apps and the future of NFC for payments.

22 July 2013

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What part do banks play in the mPOS market?

Tim Corke, VP mPOS at Monitise discusses the emerging mobile point of sale market.

08 July 2013

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Banks have a place in the bitcoin economy

Stefan Thomas, senior developer at Ripple, a peer-to-peer payments network that supports bitcoin, told Finextra that he sees not just big business getting in on the act but the banking industry, too.

05 July 2013

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Bitcoin businesses need 'adult' supervision

Shakil Khan, angel investor and founder of Coindesk told Finextra that there are three types of bitcoin enthusiasts: the anarchist, the idealist and the capitalist. Khan says that the environment is still too immature for big venture capital but that once bitcoin businesses evolve past their nascent stage, most companies will be a combination of 'idealists' and 'capitalists' and that they will also need the "adult supervision" of seasoned business players to hit the big time.

04 July 2013

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Zapp set for 2014 launch

Peter Keenan, CEO of Zapp lays out the plans and goals of the new mobile payments start-up.

04 July 2013

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Should banks innovate the branch?

Independent retail banking consultant, David Cavell, speaks to Finextra about the similarities between banks and retailers and the future of branch banking.

27 June 2013

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What can banks learn from IKEA?

Stefan Kainz, head of retail innovation, strategy and planning at BAWAG P.S.K, speaks to Finextra about the similarities between selling a mortgage and selling a kitchen.

24 June 2013

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The future of the mobile wallet

Mark Hartley, chief innovation officer at Clear2Pay discusses the future of the mobile wallet and offers highlights from the recent Finextra survey 'Monetising Payments'.

19 June 2013

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Barclays extends mobile payments to retailers with Buyit

The ability to pay bills and purchase retail items via QR codes is a core part of the Pingit mobile payments service, and soon-to-be-launched Buyit service, from Barclays says Richard Martin, MD, cash management at Barclays.

19 June 2013

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Cashing in on the mobile wallet

Pol Navarro, head of direct channels and innovation at Banco Sabadell, talks to Finextra about the barriers and potential uses of the mobile wallet.

18 June 2013

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Swedish Mpos vendor iZettle poised for global expansion

Ignacio Garcia, managing director, iZettle Spain discusses how the vendor increased Mpos adoption by 25% in Sweden and how the recent €5 million investment from Banco Santander will expedite their global expansion.

17 June 2013

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PKO Bank fights the good fight against cash

Wojciech Bolanowski, managing director of Electronic Banking, PKO Bank Polski explains to Finextra how their IKO Project, an account based mobile payments service for Poland, is not a fight against the cards market.

17 June 2013

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Preventing retail banking fraud

Giles Nelson, deputy chief technology officer at Progress Software discusses how to detect and prevent retail banking fraud.

17 June 2013

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Mpos sparks merchants' interest

Erik Holst-Roness, chief strategy officer, SCCP Group discusses how mobile point of sale is gaining interest from large enterprises as well as corporates using Mpos for B2B and B2C sales.

13 June 2013