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M-commerce, P2P payments and dynamic personalisation key issues for mobile banking in 2013
Citibank India enabled NFC mobile payments in 2009 and is now banking on m-commerce and P2P payments, while Bank of East Asia believes dynamic personalisation is the next big thing.
VIDEO: “Community is the hardest thing to build in financial services today”
Gottfried Leibbrandt, CEO of SWIFT discusses SWIFT’s architecture and upcoming strategies, facilitating global interconnectivity and dealing with increased regulatory pressure.
Interview transcript: Gottfried Leibbrandt, CEO, SWIFT
Gottfried Leibbrandt, SWIFT CEO, discusses becoming the organisation's CEO, surviving the competition, as well as the challenges and opportunities involved amidst increased regulatory pressure.
Fuelling mobile payments through bolder banking initiatives
Interbank messaging network Swift states that mobile payments represents a strategic opportunity for banks, both as defensive play, as well as a growth prospect.
Visa dumps Global Payments over breach affecting 1.5 million cards
Visa removes payment processor from list of approved service providers but still may stand a chance of reinstatement.
Changing the ATM key to global EMV migration
Issa Keshek, regional director, Middle East and Asia Pacific, Level Four, feels the global impetus to migrate to EMV has identified several best practices.
Google: one wallet to contain them all?
Date: Jun 28, 2011
Author: Aldo Joson
Categories: Channels, Innovation, Mobile Banking, Technology & Operations
Keywords: Google Wallet, Visa, MasterCard
The Internet search engine giant enters the innovation race in an attempt to efficiently enable smartphones to act as e-wallets, as banks are seen as sluggish and passive.
Interview transcript: Aditya Menon, EVP, Global Alliances, Obopay, June 1st 2011
Date: Jun 16, 2011
Author: Editorial
Categories: Cards, Channels, India, Technology & Operations
Keywords: Obopay, MasterCard, Nokia, Blackberry, Mobile payments
Aditya Menon, EVP of global alliances at Obopay, believes the US service aggregate transcation model is picking up, technologies & partners are critical to success, and P2P transactions have yet to reach critical mass in India.
Jamie Dimon stumbles in war of words with US senator over interchange fees
The J.P. Morgan CEO used his annual letter to shareholders to take a shot at politicians setting the reform agenda; this is a game he is not likely to win.




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