Latest Social media News: Finextra Research

Facebook extends 'buy' button testing

Facebook is working with e-commerce platform Shopify to extend testing of its 'buy' button, which lets users purchase products without leaving the social network.

11 June 2015

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Pinterest enlists Stripe for buy button

Pinterest has become the latest social network to enter the e-commerce market, teaming up with Stripe to introduce a "buy" button.

03 June 2015

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Facebook Messenger payments service arrives in NYC

As it arrives in New York City, Facebook Messenger's payments service has been tweaked to make it easier for friends to send money within conversations.

28 May 2015

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Online scammers target lonely hearts and bitcoin fans

Cybercrooks are increasingly targeting lonely hearts and cryptocurrency enthusiasts, scamming them out of their savings, according to the FBI.

21 May 2015

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India's Axis Bank taps WhatsApp for P2P mobile payments

India's Axis Bank has launched a mobile payments service that lets users send money to each other through WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, email and phone contact lists.

15 May 2015

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BBVA Compass taps social media for small biz ideas contest

BBVA Compass has launched a contest inviting small businesses to use Twitter and Instagram to pitch for cash rewards.

01 May 2015

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Institutional investors tap into social media

Institutional investors are increasingly turning to social media, particularly LinkedIn, to source information that can be used to inform their investment decisions, according to research from Greenwich Associates.

17 April 2015

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ITG launches analytics incubator

Execution broker ITG has opened up a digital community for the sharing of ideas and collaboration in trading and portfolio analytics.

14 April 2015

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Yes Bank partners Twitter to text tweets

India's Yes Bank has teamed up with Twitter on a service that lets customers place missed calls in order to receive tweets via text messages.

08 April 2015

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Snapchat posts sees RBS investment bank head ousted

Rory Cullinan has resigned as head of RBS' investment bank after a series of messages he posted on social media app Snapchat were published in the Sun newspaper in the UK, according to the FT.

31 March 2015

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UK banks' IT spending to increase - CBI/PwC Report

UK banks’ spending priorities for the next year are focused on improving IT infrastructure and cyber security, according to a report from the CBI and PwC, which also finds a focus on building new digital platforms to remain competitive and respond to changing customer needs.

30 March 2015

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Facebook brings P2P payments to Messenger

American Facebook users will soon be able to send money to each other through the social network giant's Messenger app.

17 March 2015

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Wall Street heavyweights join $130m funding round for big data firm Dataminr

Some of the biggest names on Wall Street, including John Mack and Vikram Pandit, have joined a $130 million funding round for Dataminr, a startup that trawls through tweets and other data sources to create alerts for clients such as banks.

17 March 2015

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Women in FinTech - Kitty Parry, founder of the Social Media Charter

In our continuing series, in association with the Breaking Banks radio show, looking at accomplished and interesting women working and changing the FinTech sector, Liz Lumley sits down Templars PR CEO and founder of the Social Media Charter, Kitty Parry.

13 March 2015

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Barclays launches Twitter payments service

In a UK first, Barclays is launching a service that lets people pay each other and small businesses using just their Twitter handle.

25 February 2015

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Finextra Future Money returns for 2015

Created as the premier event bringing both the most innovative minds in banking together with the exploding FinTech community, Finextra Future Money returns to London on April 21 and 22 for an exciting two day event.

16 February 2015

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Finovate Europe 2015 - Day 2 Roundup

The second and final day of Finovate Europe saw 32 startups take the stage to try and impress a packed crowd of fintech VCs, journalists, bankers and experts. PFM, mobile payments and wealth management all made an appearance, often to a critical audience - while other firms attempted to push the boundaries of fintech, causing a huge buzz within Old Billingsgate and on social media.

11 February 2015

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Icici introduces Twitter-based money transfers

India's Icici Bank has introduced a convoluted process that lets customers send money to friends and family via Twitter.

20 January 2015

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ANZ serves up an ace with social media tennis rally

ANZ is aiming to create the world’s largest tennis rally on social media, with a $100,000 dollar pot to be shared by community campaigns in return for a photo or video of customers hitting a tennis ball.

16 January 2015

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Kotak Mahindra Bank taps social media for savings account

India's Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched a savings account that can be opened and managed via Twitter and Facebook.

15 January 2015