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POSB virtual agent chats with customers on Facebook

DBS Bank subsidiary POSB is using technology from Kasisto, the firm behind Apple's Siri AI, to enable natural language conversations with customers through Facebook Messenger.

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Yapı Kredi introduces eye scanning for app logins

In what it claims is a European first, Turkish digital bank Yapı Kredi is to start letting customers log into their mobile accounts by scanning their eyes.

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SocGen engages Personetics for chatbot roll out

The rush of banks into the chatbot space shows no sign of slowing down, with Societe Generale the latest to target customer interactions over popular messaging platforms.

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Android malware targets bank and social media apps

Cybersecurity experts are warning about new Android malware that can steal the login credentials from 94 different mobile banking apps around the world.

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British shoppers crave instore technology like VR

Despite the rise of ecommerce, Britain's high street looks set to endure, with two thirds of shoppers still preferring to view valuable products in person before buying, according to a Barclays survey.

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Angler phishers reel in bank customers on Twitter

Security researchers are warning about an uptick in the number of so-called angler phishers who are luring in UK bank customers with fake customer support accounts on Twitter.

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Mastercard builds chatbots for banks and merchants; teams with Fit Pay

Mastercard is joining the Facebook Messenger gold rush, developing artificial intelligence chatbots for banks and merchants that allow customers to transact, manage finances, and shop via the platform.

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Facebook Messenger adds PayPal support for bot payments

US Facebook Messenger users will soon be able to make payments to bots within the app through their PayPal accounts.

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Thinking Capital launches AI-powered chatbot

Thinking Capital, a Canadian online lender for small businesses has launched an artificial intelligence chatbot that can help users qualify for financing on Facebook Messenger.

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Nationwide heads to Tumblr to educate millennials on money matters

Following on from the launch of its animated MoneyStuff YouTube channel, Nationwide Building Society is joining forces with Yahoo Storytellers to create a 12-month campaign on microblogging site Tumblr to further educate young people on how to manage their day-to-day finances.

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Facebook Messenger adds chatbot payments support

Facebook is taking its recently launched Messenger chatbot platform to the next level, letting bots accept payments without having to send users to external sites.

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ING drives payments via social media channels

ING is to transform popular social media sites such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn into payment request channels, providing a direct link between contacts for users of its mobile app.

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Bank of Ireland lands on Snapchat

The Bank of Ireland is turning to Snapchat, the channel of choice for face-gurning teens the world over, to promote its 2016 FeelFree student reward programme.

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Fed launches Facebook page

Following in the footsteps of grandmothers everywhere, the Federal Reserve Board has joined Facebook, setting up a page to share news and educational content.

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Rise of the bots: DBS to put virtual assistant in Facebook Messenger

Singapore's DBS is rolling out conversational AI technology that will allow customers to manage their money and make payments in Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.

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Money transfer firm Azimo integrates with Facebook Messenger

Digital money transfer firm Azimo has integrated Facebook Messenger, enabling senders and receivers to connect through their friend lists on the social network.

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Worldpay's payments glitch rumbles on

UK payment processing firm Worldpay is experiencing ongoing problems issuing payments despite promising to work with clients to resolve the software issue.

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Russian online bank speaks to SMEs via Facebook Messenger

Tochka, an online bank for Russian SMEs has hooked up with Facebook Messenger as a new customer communications channel.

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Young Brits warned of social media threat as ID fraud soars

As they share ever more personal information online, young Brits are increasingly falling victim to identity fraud, figures from security outfit Cifas show.

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UK broker to launch trading on Facebook app

Retail investors may soon be able to buy and sell shares via Facebook's messenger platform after UK fund supermarket AJ Bell announced plans to launch a new trading service in the next three months.