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Matt White - Finextra - London | 06/06/2012 | 3564 views | 3 comments

Wonga bad, Zopa good?

The name Wonga rarely appears in the media (Finextra included) these days without the accompanying adjective 'controversial'. Contrast the perception of the company with that of another innovative, technology-reliant online alternative to traditional lenders; Zopa. Far from 'controversial', the latter is often held up as a model for the future of r... Tags: Retail bankingGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

Matt White - Finextra - London | 21/05/2012 | 2033 views | 1 comment

f!?kberks

That was the verdict of comedian Al Murray, on Twitter, when Metro Bank made a song-and-dance to celebrate the opening of its 12th branch this weekend in Chiswick. 'I have actually crossed the road to avoid the toe curling god awful pisspoor balloon waving music blaring launch of my local Metro bank' said Murray on Friday before sharing a picture ... Tags: Retail bankingGroup: Cringeworthy marketing gallery

Matt White - Finextra - London | 16/06/2011 | 3184 views

EBAday: a single migration end-date for Sepa?

For the first time in a long time Sepa hasn't really dominated EBAday. Finally, it seems, we're nearly there on migration end-dates and can start concentrating on other matters. The EC's Michael Thom told delegates at the migration session that the commission is now ready to get down to negotiations with the European Parliament and an agreement sh... Tags: Payments, Wholesale bankingGroup: EBAday

Matt White - Finextra - London | 15/06/2011 | 3523 views

EBAday: online payments - it's all about mobile

Unsurprisingly, EBA Clearing's just-announced plans for a pan-European e-payments service - dubbed mybank - took up a fair chunk of EBAday's ‘innovation in online payments and e-services' session. There was just a hint of choreography in Thuiswinkel.org's Wijnand Jongen declaring that his industry is desperate for a bank-backed cross-border ... Tags: PaymentsGroup: EBAday

Matt White - Finextra - London | 15/06/2011 | 2787 views

EBADay: political will and Sepa

It was encouraging to hear a strong commitment to the Sepa ‘project' from EBADay's keynote speaker, Soledad Nunez from the Treasury of Spain. A lack of political will is often cited as a factor in the sluggish adoption of Sepa credit transfers and direct debits so Nunez's unequivocal backing is welcome. What's more, the Spanish central govern... Tags: PaymentsGroup: EBAday