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Matt White - Finextra - London | 16/06/2008 | 3815 views | 3 comments

According to Marketing Week, Virgin Money is shelving plans for a biodegradable card. The firm seems to have decided that if there's one thing greener than a green card it's no card at all, so they're going to concentrate on mobile payments instead. I’m sure at least one regular Finextra blogger will applaud the decision. Tags: Cards, Retail bankingGroup: Going green

Matt White - Finextra - London | 06/06/2008 | 1680 views

The China earthquake and access to banking

Nearly a month on from China’s devastating earthquake (brilliantly covered by Zennon), news has slipped from the UK's front pages but there is, of course, still a huge operation under way to try and help the hundreds of thousands of people whose lives have been torn apart. We received a press release earlier this week from a tech vendor c... Tags: Payments, Retail banking

Matt White - Finextra - London | 06/06/2008 | 2435 views

Aviva living in a fantasy world

On the day insurance giant Aviva announced it will axe 1800 UK jobs, its American arm invited agents to visit the company's private island in Internet-based virtual world Second Life. The firm says its island features free virtual gifts and a "bright futures centre”... Tags: Retail bankingGroup: Futuristic Banking

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