Latest Microsoft Financial Services News: Finextra Research

TD Waterhouse launches Pocket Web site

US brokerage TD Waterhouse has become the first online financial services firm to launch a Web site designed specifically for the Microsoft Pocket PC platform.

15 March 2001

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Xelector adds comparative insurance channel

Consumer finance comparison company Xelector has launched a new online insurance channel, powered by Policy Master technology, for Internet-only bank, first-e.

15 March 2001

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Getronics completes Abbey e-mail upgrade

Getronics has successfully migrated over 11,000 e-mail users at Abbey National from Microsoft Mail to Microsoft Exchange as part of the UK bank's move towards a common operating environment (COE).

14 March 2001

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Turkey's Netbank to install E.piphany CRM tool

Turskish Internet-only bank Netbank is to use the E.piphany CRM tool running on Microsoft SQL server to manage its interactions with customers.

14 March 2001

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Wells Fargo troubleshoots Active Directory with NetPro

Wells Fargo has selected NetPro's DirectoryAnalyzer to monitor and troubleshoot its global Microsoft Active Directory deployment.

12 March 2001

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NCR and Bank One board Corillian Voyager

Corillian has signed a multi-year reseller agreement with NCR for the delivery of hosted e-finance solutions to banks in North and South America.

01 March 2001

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Internet users shun online banks

An overwhelming majority of UK Internet users express anxiety about banking online, with few believing the channel can ever be used to forge a meaningful relationship with their bank.

01 March 2001

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US Navy pilots pre-pay smart card programme

Chase Manhattan Bank has licensed the Open Transaction Platform from Funge Systems as part of a pilot programme to test the application of pre-paid smart card technology on US Navy ships.

30 January 2001

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World leaders go wireless with AvantGo

Mobile information company AvantGo has teamed up with Compaq, Accenture and Microsoft to provide wireless access to key conference information and applications for delegates at this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

25 January 2001

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Microsoft marks personal finance milestone

Microsoft has added live streaming news webcasts from WebFN and daily analysis from the Industry Standard to its online personal finance site, MSN MoneyCentral.

17 January 2001

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Skandia Life earns e-commerce plaudits

Skandia Life has been awarded 'e-commerce insurance company of the year', by UK newpaper Financial Adviser, the FT title for independent financial advisers (IFA).

11 January 2001

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Nationwide launches Pocket PC bank

The UK's Nationwide Bank has launched Europe's first Internet banking service for personal organisers. The 'Bank Anywhere' service runs on Microsoft's Pocket PC platform and is available over a range of personal digital assistants and mobile phones.

15 December 2000

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