Latest Social media News: Finextra Research

Ex-Deutsche Bank exec launches trading game app

A social network app for finance that uses gamification to crowdsource market sentiment data has been launched by former Deutsche Bank executive Kerim Derhalli.

28 August 2014

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Rakuten launches Transfer by Facebook

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has launched a money transfer service for friends using Facebook.

07 August 2014

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TD Bank scores viral hit with Automated Thanking Machine campaign

A marketing campaign in which Canada's TD Bank turned its ATMs into 'Automated Thanking Machines' that distributed gifts to customers has proved a viral hit, racking up more than two million YouTube views in less than a week.

30 July 2014

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Iress introduces Twitter market data service

Fintech vendor Iress is promising to bring market data to the masses through a tool that allows people to request share process information through Twitter.

23 July 2014

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Facebook tests 'buy' button; Twitter buys CardSpring

Facebook has begun testing a 'buy' button which lets users purchase products advertised on the social network. Meanwhile, Twitter is also stepping up its commerce game, acquiring payments outfit CardSpring.

18 July 2014

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Snapchat files payments-related trademarks

Photo sharing app Snapchat could be preparing a move into the payments arena, two recently filed trademarks suggest.

17 July 2014

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Fintech Innovation Lab lands in Hong Kong

Accenture has teamed up with some of the world's biggest banks to bring its Fintech Innovation Lab to Asia Pacific.

12 June 2014

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PayPal president Marcus quits for Facebook

PayPal president David Marcus has quit the eBay unit to run the mobile messaging business at Facebook.

10 June 2014

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ESignal integrates Market Prophit social media analytics

Interactive Data-owned eSignal is set to give its users direct access to Market Prophit's social media sentiment and buzz indicators.

03 June 2014

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QuickCoin integrates bitcoin wallet with Facebook

US startup QuickCoin has launched a bitcoin wallet app that lets users send the crypto-currency to their Facebook friends.

27 May 2014

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Singapore's OCBC lets customers send money to Facebook friends

Riding the rails of Singapore's new real-time payments service, OCBC Bank has added a feature to its mobile app that lets users send money to friends via Facebook, e-mail and text message.

12 May 2014

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Amazon links Twitter accounts to shopping basket

Amazon UK customers can now order items they see on Twitter by tweeting their shopping basket.

06 May 2014

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In latest Twitter tirade, Agrawal threatens to share PayPal boss Marcus's texts

Former PayPal director of strategy Rakesh "Rocky" Agrawal has stepped up his war of words with the company's senior management, threatening to share personal text messages from president David Marcus.

06 May 2014

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CaixaBank launches Facebook app

Spain's CaixaBank has unveiled an app that lets customers check their bank balances and make transactions through Facebook.

06 May 2014

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Live: Finextra Future Money

Welcome to the Finextra Future Money liveblog where we'll be keeping you abreast of all the news and views as leading figures from the fintech world gather at Level39 in Canary Wharf to explore the new wave of innovation sweeping across the financial services sector.

30 April 2014

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Lenddo delves into credit card applicants' social media data

Startup Lenddo has launched a 'social network' credit card in Colombia that will see applicants approved or declined based on their reputations on Facebook and Twitter.

28 April 2014

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FNB faces Twitter backlash after joke bombs

First National Bank's Twitter guy has spent the day issuing grovelling apologies after a bomb-related joke blew up in his face.

22 April 2014

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ANZ chief Smith puts social media at the heart of the bank's future strategy

ANZ chief executive Mike Smith has committed to making social media engagement and digital services a "key business priority" for the Australian bank over the next three years.

16 April 2014

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Twitter acquires social media sentiment tracker Gnip

Twitter has acquired Gnip a provider of aggregated social media content which is used by hedge funds, banks and signal providers to assess market sentiment and conduct analytics.

16 April 2014

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Facebook seeks European e-money license for remittance play

Facebook is just 'weeks away' from getting an e-money license in Ireland that would allow its users to hold and exchange money on the social networking site, according to the Financial Times.

14 April 2014