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US online person-to-person lending exchange Prosper has stopped accepting new loans as it looks to register its business with federal regulators.
17 October 2008
SmartyPig, a US online saving service that uses Web 2.0 technology to enable account holders to deposit money and receive funds from others, has recruited ANZ Bank to launch the system in Australia.
08 October 2008
A new peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform called Loanio has launched in the US which is aimed at customers with poor credit records, such as sub-prime borrowers.
02 October 2008
A bank comparison Web site has been launched in the US that enables consumers to post reviews and recommendations on a range of personal banking products and services.
04 August 2008
Online discount brokerage E*Trade has agreed to sell its Canadian operations to Scotiabank in a deal worth US$442 million.
15 July 2008
New research has found that around half of Facebook users would use Web 2.0 applications for online banking, while a quarter would even consider switching banks to obtain Web 2.0 services.
04 June 2008
Some credit firms are flouting advertising rules when using social networking site Facebook to target young people with cheap loans, says UK debt charity Credit Action.
12 May 2008
A new person-to-person social lending Web site aimed at college students struggling to find loans in the post-credit crunch market has been launched in the US.
06 May 2008
Barclays Stockbrokers has teamed with California-based Integral Development to launch a spot FX trading service for private investors on its Barx platform.
02 May 2008
Canada's Scotiabank has launched a new savings programme that automatically rounds-up customer spending on debit cards to the nearest dollar or five dollars and routes the extra money into a savings account.
01 May 2008
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is looking to tap the 'Facebook generation' with the launch of a financial advice blog written by students that can be accessed via its fan page on the social networking site.
18 March 2008
An online saving service that enables account holders to deposit money and receive funds from others in order to save for specific goals has gone into beta mode in the US.
05 March 2008
Online investment club Cake Financial has opened for business on Facebook, offering users the opportunity to track and share their investment portfolios and trading activity with their social network.
26 February 2008
Credit information agency Experian says it is "undertaking a review" of its US online price comparison service, PriceGrabber, which it acquired in December 2005.
18 February 2008
Despite claims that customers still prefer face-to-face advice from high street branches, more than half (55%) of UK adults have not seen their bank manager in the last ten years, according to a study released by Lloyds TSB.
06 December 2007
One in four promotional Web sites operated by financial services firms fail to present information in a "fair, clear and not misleading way", says the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) following a review of advertising on investment sites.
29 November 2007
US Web 2.0 startup Mint, which provides an online account aggregation and management service, has raised $4.7 million in a series a funding round led by Shasta Ventures.
17 October 2007
UK supermarket chain Tesco has entered the crowded online price comparison market with the launch of a motor insurance Web site.
12 September 2007
TD Canada Trust is looking to tap into the growing use of social networking sites by launching an application on Facebook that enables roommates to track and manage how they split household bills.
17 August 2007
UK insurance group Admiral has ended discussions with private equity firms over the sale of a minority stake in its price comparison Web site Confused.com after failing to agree a price.
13 July 2007
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