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Bussmann's holiday: UBS tech chief quits

Oliver Bussmann, the global CIO for UBS and the man credited with transforming the bank's IT, has left his role at the Swiss giant.

30 March 2016

Company update/Social media

Citi Hong Kong launches official Facebook page

Citi Hong Kong today announced the launch of its official Facebook page.

28 March 2016

News/Social media

Square integrates with Facebook Ads to drive customer sales

In its latest step to becoming a one-stop-shop for small businesses, Square has introduced Facebook Ad integration, enabling clients to use its platform to buy and target advertising on the social network.

23 March 2016

Company update/Social media

Study of social conversations reveals consumers are embracing the next generation of payments

In 2015, consumers embraced the increasing choice of digital payments options available to them, moving beyond the simple question of “what’s next?”

22 February 2016

News/Social media

BMO prepares for NBA All Stars with 10ft tall ATM

The hordes of very tall men descending on Toronto this weekend for the NBA All Star game won't need to crouch down to access their equally large bank accounts thanks to a newly installed 10 foot tall Bank of Montreal ATM.

12 February 2016

Company update/Social media

Fastacash and Cellum partner to extend global footprint

fastacash, the global technology enabler of payments through social media and messaging apps, and Cellum, a leading mobile wallet provider handling around two million monthly transactions, have entered into a strategic cooperation.

11 February 2016

Company update/Social media

Selerity turns on Twitter firehose

Today, contextual content recommendation company Selerity is pleased to announce that finance and business professionals are now able to access breaking news and commentary from Twitter (TWTR) via the Selerity Context Application within the Symphony workflow platform.

09 February 2016

News/Social media

ABN Amro rolls out Snapchat communications channel

ABN Amro is to use popular file-sharing app Snapchat as a channel for communications with its customers.

04 February 2016

News/Social media

Political tweet leads SF Fed to tighten Twitter policy

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has banned employees from tweeting from its Twitter account on personal devices after it was forced to hastily delete a political micro-missive.

04 February 2016

Company update/Social media

Hello Soda introduces multilingual capabilities

Hello Soda, the smart data and analytics start-up taking the industry by storm has launched a new multilingual feature meaning its product can support most languages around the world and offer multinationals the ability to verify ID, stop fraud and assess risk in multiple regions.

21 January 2016

Company update/Social media

E*Trade opens one-stop-shop for analyst comments and social sentiment

E*TRADE Financial Corporation (ETFC) today announced the introduction of TipRanks, a one-stop shop for aggregated stock analyst recommendations, analyst rankings, and social sentiment.

21 January 2016

News/Social media

Bloomberg buys tech to monitor employee chat on social media

Bloomberg has acquired the technology assets of an Australian company capable of scanning enterprises for inappropriate communications in social media, using pattern matching technology.

12 January 2016

News/Social media

Scot faces 25-year jail term over alleged stock manipulation tweets

A Scottish citizen who allegedly tweeted false information about publicly traded companies causing over a million dollars of losses has been indicted for securities fraud by a federal grand jury in San Francisco.

06 November 2015

Company update/Social media

Fastacash and Xpress Money launch money transfer service via social media

Fastacash, a global platform enabling payments across social networks and messaging apps, and Xpress Money, one of the world’s most dependable international money transfer brands, have launched XOPO

28 October 2015

Company update/Social media

Western Union targets messaging and social media platforms

The Western Union Company (WU), a leader in global payment solutions, today launched WU Connect, an innovative technology platform that integrates with leading consumer messaging and social media platforms to give users a unique way to quickly and conveniently transfer money worldwide.

26 October 2015

News/Social media

Royal Bank of Scotland to connect all staff to Facebook at Work

Royal Bank of Scotland is to connect 100,000 staff across the bank to Facebook at Work, an enterprise version of the social network, to encourage collaboration and allow employees to communicate faster and more efficiently.

26 October 2015

News/Social media

Goldman Sachs ditches Business Wire for Q3 results - Reuters

Goldman Sachs will not release its third quarter earnings report through Business Wire, instead posting the results on its website and through Twitter, according to Reuters.

09 October 2015

News/Social media

Dorsey stays on at Square despite becoming Twitter CEO

Jack Dorsey has confirmed that he will stay on as CEO of Square, despite taking on the same role at the other multi-billion dollar company he co-founded, Twitter.

05 October 2015

Company update/Social media

EarlyBird hatches to bring tweets to trading desks

London-based technology startup Axius Data Systems today Monday 5th October unveils Market EarlyBird, an application designed to help traders, investors, analysts and research professionals use Twitter in a more compliant way.

05 October 2015

Company update/Social media

Twitter expands 'buy' button

Today we’re excited to announce a number of partnerships that will make it easier for retailers of any size to sell products, digital goods, or services directly within a Tweet via Buy Now.

30 September 2015