Latest Social media News: Finextra Research

ING opens Belgium fintech accelerator; mistakenly blocks Dutch user from bitcoin

On the day ING’s Belgian arm burnished its innovation credentials with the launch of a fintech accelerator, an overzealous staffer across the border at the bank’s Dutch unit did their best to undermine the effort by mistakenly blocking a customer from buying bitcoins.

17 July 2015

News/Social media

Social network for investors TradingView raises $3.6m

TradingView, a social platform where traders and investors can share their insights and ideas, has raised $3.6 million in a Series A funding round led by iTech Capital.

16 July 2015

Company update/Social media

Trading game app invstr gets Facebook-style social stream

Invstr, the acclaimed mobile app that democratises access to financial information today announces major iOS and Android app updates that overhaul the user experience to make invstr more social, collaborative and easier to use.

15 July 2015

News/Social media

Citi launches New York Mets social media sweepstakes

Citi is wrapping 50 bicycles in New York Mets colours for a social media sweepstakes, inviting locals to post photos of the bikes on Twitter and Instagram for the chance to win baseball-related prizes.

03 July 2015

Company update/Social media

Contix grows social intelligence

Contix, the leading social media event detection platform exclusively for traders, today announced robust enhancements to the Contix platform that further enable alpha-generating opportunities for retail and institutional traders.

23 June 2015

News/Social media

London Stock Exchange test-drives social network for public companies

The London Stock Exchange has begun beta-testing a social network designed to promote interaction between public companies, intermediaries and institutional investors.

23 June 2015

Company update/Social media

Bank of England enters the blogosphere

Our goal is to bring more of our thinking into the public domain and to showcase our analytical and research output. We hope to contribute to the wider debate on areas that are relevant to the Bank’s work.

19 June 2015

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SAP Financial Services Forum Focus: Seth McGuire, Twitter

A former senior director of business development at Gnip, prior to its 2014 acquisition by Twitter, and a research and sales executive at the Corporate Executive Board, a DC-based consulting firm – now McGuire is a senior business development manager at Twitter, focused on data partnerships. He has been a guest speaker on social media and the markets on programs including CNBC's "Squawk Box," Bloomberg's "Money Moves" and Fox Business' "After the Bell."

18 June 2015

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Facebook extends 'buy' button testing

Facebook is working with e-commerce platform Shopify to extend testing of its 'buy' button, which lets users purchase products without leaving the social network.

11 June 2015

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Pinterest enlists Stripe for buy button

Pinterest has become the latest social network to enter the e-commerce market, teaming up with Stripe to introduce a "buy" button.

03 June 2015

Company update/Social media

Social network for finance launched in Australia

An Australian social network brings a new conversation around finance today with the global launch of dfinanz.

03 June 2015

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Facebook Messenger payments service arrives in NYC

As it arrives in New York City, Facebook Messenger's payments service has been tweaked to make it easier for friends to send money within conversations.

28 May 2015

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Online scammers target lonely hearts and bitcoin fans

Cybercrooks are increasingly targeting lonely hearts and cryptocurrency enthusiasts, scamming them out of their savings, according to the FBI.

21 May 2015

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India's Axis Bank taps WhatsApp for P2P mobile payments

India's Axis Bank has launched a mobile payments service that lets users send money to each other through WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, email and phone contact lists.

15 May 2015

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BBVA Compass taps social media for small biz ideas contest

BBVA Compass has launched a contest inviting small businesses to use Twitter and Instagram to pitch for cash rewards.

01 May 2015

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Institutional investors tap into social media

Institutional investors are increasingly turning to social media, particularly LinkedIn, to source information that can be used to inform their investment decisions, according to research from Greenwich Associates.

17 April 2015

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ITG launches analytics incubator

Execution broker ITG has opened up a digital community for the sharing of ideas and collaboration in trading and portfolio analytics.

14 April 2015

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Yes Bank partners Twitter to text tweets

India's Yes Bank has teamed up with Twitter on a service that lets customers place missed calls in order to receive tweets via text messages.

08 April 2015

News/Social media

Snapchat posts sees RBS investment bank head ousted

Rory Cullinan has resigned as head of RBS' investment bank after a series of messages he posted on social media app Snapchat were published in the Sun newspaper in the UK, according to the FT.

31 March 2015

News/Social media

UK banks' IT spending to increase - CBI/PwC Report

UK banks’ spending priorities for the next year are focused on improving IT infrastructure and cyber security, according to a report from the CBI and PwC, which also finds a focus on building new digital platforms to remain competitive and respond to changing customer needs.

30 March 2015