December 06, 2012
Twitter Praises Chiprify, Jokes About Zynga, Criticizes CitiGroup
Here are our top five tweets from the week that was. Keep tweeting, and we may feature you next Friday. @adrouart: I wonder if shld assume same rateofchange as past...
December 02, 2012
Emerging Payments Goes To Washington
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t MCX It Groundhog Day At Google Wallet December 3, 2012 I was invited to keynote a closed-door convening in Washington, D.C. last week that was...
November 28, 2012
Swedbank Separates Branch Business From Digital
January 2013 will see the Swedish bank separate its digital banking services from its main business. This step is a natural consequence of changed customer behavior and needs, as fewer...
November 28, 2012
Nationwide Tries To Move Customers Out Of Branches
The UK’s Nationwide is trying to lure customers out of its branches by offering a new advantageous online current account. FlexDirect will pay credit interest of 2% p.a./AER (fixed) for...
November 19, 2012
Fighting Financial Exclusivity: What Role Does The Government Play?
When PYMNTS.com attended MasterCard’s Cashless Conversation on Financial Inclusion last week, we heard opinions from private sector, non-profit and academic voices coming together to brainstorm solutions for one of the...
November 16, 2012
Social Commerce Takes Flight In Emerging Markets
The proliferation of social media is quickly changing the way some customers in India, Southeast Asia and around the world interact with financial institutions (FIs). Using smartphones and other Internet-enabled...
November 14, 2012
European Customers Still Worry About Mobile Safety
According to Y-Stat’s latest report on global mobile payment methods for the year 2012, the volume of mobile payments will globally increase by approximately 70% in 2012. This growth is...
November 13, 2012
Wacom Offers Digital Signature For Spanish Banks
Wacom, the digital pen and tablet manufacturer has been saving time for thousands of customers of Spain’s Confederation of Saving Banks (CECA). The manufacturer was at Cartes 2012 showcasing the...
November 13, 2012
Partnership Marketing: Influencing Spend And Creating Loyalty
How do you create a targeted offerings system that appeals to merchants, issuers and consumers alike? TSYS has the answer: through it’s new Partnership Marketing solution. PYMNTS.com spoke with Paul...
With nearly half of CU executives saying a lack of resources prevent them from bringing innovations to market, CUs are stuck piloting the digital innovations their members crave — and are willing to switch FIs for. The rise of strategic mergers is a way that some CUs are exploring to pool resources, innovate and drive scale. Read more in the “Credit Union Tracker®,” a collaboration with PSCU.
