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Finextra TV/Social media
Sarah Carter, Vice president, Marketing, Actiance. What can we expect from Finra and the FSA regarding social media oversight in financial services?
11 April 2011
Allan Schoenberg of the CME Group talks with Finextra about the social media 'lightbulb moment'.
Tom Coombes, CEO of Cognito, reflects on a successful Social Media Days London.
Michelle Monck, head of marketing for Saffron Building Society, talks with Finextra about how the firm has put social media at the core of their marketing efforts.
News/Social media
Finextra's international series of social media events kicked off at Thomson Reuters' London headquarters today, with participants from the financial services industry chewing over the opportunities and pitfalls presented by the likes of Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
07 April 2011
Bank of Montreal (BMO) is tapping Twitter for its latest marketing ploy, asking customers to tweet their shopping and saving tips for the chance to win $1000.
06 April 2011
Twitter is being used by German economists for a Web site that predicts stock price trends, after an academic study found the micro-blogging site a prescient tool.
Tickets are selling fast for the first in Finextra's international series of social media events, which is set to take place in London's Canary Wharf next week.
01 April 2011
Here at Finextra we have far too much respect for the intelligence of our readers to try and trick them with April Fools Day hoaxes. Fortunately, plenty of others are less concerned so here's a round-up of some our favourites.
American Express has unveiled a digital payment and commerce platform that lets users buy goods and make person-to-person transfers online and through mobile phones.
28 March 2011
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is calling on intermediary firms to toughen up their controls governing employee use of blogs, chat forums and instant messaging sites.
24 March 2011
Australian retail traders are turning to social media resources such as Twitter and Facebook to help them make investment decisions, according to a survey from CMC Markets.
23 March 2011
Social networking giant Facebook has set up a payments subsidiary, registering it in various US states.
22 March 2011
Payments vendor VeriFone has stepped up its assault on Square, using Facebook ads to bash its rival's security measures and encourage users to switch.
Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York have set up a blog in a bid to better communicate with the public.
Cognito's Stuart Macaulay talks with Finextra about the impact of social media on the financial services and the communication industry prior to Social Media Days.
18 March 2011
Social media has overtaken entertainment as the biggest single activity online in the UK, new figures have revealed.
17 March 2011
Online brokerage E*Trade has launched a social networking platform that helps investors connect with each other, share ideas and discuss strategies.
14 March 2011
UK peer-to-peer lender Zopa is reporting a surge in consumer interest as traditional banks continue to tighten credit lines and milk the spreads on interest-bearing loans.
09 March 2011
American Express is expanding its involvement with location-based mobile outfit Foursquare to offer discounts to cardholders who check in at participating retail stores.
07 March 2011
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