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Stuff that's out there in the way out and beyond in banking.

Ed Daniel - esdaniel.com - Paris | 26/03/2009 | 3436 views

How many Ts is that?

Noting the news last night it's not a great time to be associated with banking and as such the professional community will seek solace amongst its members. So, during this period of kinship and support perhaps some managers will study how the renewed trust in peers and colleagues can be put to good use. Transparency creates trust, trust facilitat... Tags: Online banking, Retail banking

József Nyíri - IND Group - Budapest | 23/03/2009 | 2818 views | 2 comments

Be my - ATM-finder - eye, buddy!

Wow, this is a very cutting-edge new innovation from ING Netherlands. My android cellphone shows me the available ATMs in my sight, by pointing the camera of the phone to any direction. ATM markers are added to the actual camera image, so I know which way to go. The concept of processing the real environment image and react somehow is there since ... Tags: Retail banking

Dean Procter - Transinteract - Sydney | 19/03/2009 | 1860 views

The Next Big Thing - A Bank

I've been known to make some outrageous predictions about such things as how many (few) global banks there would be in a few years (last year) and the boring sort of stuff, like there is no security on the internet, and that tech stocks like google were over-valued, privacy and trust issues, that sort of thing. I've been thinking about 'banking' l... Tags: Payments

Paul Penrose - Finextra - London | 25/02/2009 | 4184 views | 1 comment

What's the difference between Hbos and HSBC?

What's the diference between Bank of America and Wells Fargo? Citibank and JPMorgan Chase? Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC? Hbos and Barclays? From a consumer perspective, very little. They all offer much the same products, charge much the same fees, and use much the same distribution networks. For sure, some may be better capitalised than others... Tags: Retail banking

Matt White - Finextra - London | 24/02/2009 | 2687 views

Intuit demands Mint proves user numbers

As the recession bites, more and more of us are turning to personal finance management tools to keep control of dwindling funds. One of the big boy in the US is Intuit with its Quicken Online offering but it seems to have been spooked by young whippersnapper Mint, sending a nasty letter to its rival demanding evidence to back up published user fig... Tags: Online banking, Retail banking