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An #ATM designed for illiterate users

NCR’s EasyPoint 70 Tijori machines are already automating the collection and disbursement of loans in India, and soon the company hopes to introduce its Pillar ATMs there as well. These new devices are the result of research in the largely illiterate slums of Mumbai, and feature a contactless card reader, a biometric fingerprint scanner, fast cash buttons, [...]

BankSimple Announces Funding & Partnerships to Launch Real-Time Banking Platform

BankSimple, the highly anticipated web-only bank being built with an emphasis on user experience and no fees, is getting closer to launching, the company said today. CEO Joshua Reich put up a blog post this afternoon announcing that BankSimple has secured partnerships with VISA, Barcorp and other institutions to enable its customers to get transaction [...]

ING Bank runs Group-Buy Deal to Acquire New Customers [Screenshots] | Social Commerce Today

So it looks like the financial services industry has got the social commerce bug.  Yesterday we covered Amex’s innovative open-graph powered Link-Like-Love rewards program that offers personalized rewards based on Facebook Likes and activity, and today ING bank (Canada) is running a group-buy deal to acquire new customers on dealoftheday.com. via socialcommercetoday.com

‪The History of Payments – a mockumentary from Barclaycard ‬‏

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#Akbank Para Gönder #Android Application ready for download

See the full gallery on Posterous Akbank’s Para Gönder (translation: Send Money) Android Application Download Here Send money from: Chequing account Credit card Send money to: Any recipient’s GSM number to be withdrawn from an ATM Akbank customer’s GSM number to be transferred to their chequing account Any credit card Related articles Akbank #Mobile #Money #Transfer #iPhone [...]

Financial Products Comparison Engine: #Google Advisor

via youtube.com Google Advisor is a site that helps you find offers that meet your needs. You can easily compare offers from participating advertisers and contact them for more information. To help you avoid unwanted sales calls, Google protects your contact information throughout the process. Visit Google Advisor at http://www.google.com/advisor. Related articles Google Advisor Wants [...]

American Express Invests in PayFone, Powers Mobile Payments Plan | Fast Company

Amex suggests that with Serve and Payfone you’d be able to link your cell number to a variety of credit and debit card accounts, and then pay swiftly and securely at the checkout in stores.  If that sounds familiar, then it should–it’s almost the exact same process needed for wireless NFC credit card payments, a system [...]

#NFC in 2011: U.S. #Bank Testing NFC in 20 Different Markets

NFC-Enabled Mobile Banking Apps Also involved in the pilot program is payments processing provider FIS and the payments specialist Monitise, which the bank credited with the development of the mobile banking application. Actually, there are two mobile apps involved – one written for BlackBerry smartphones, while the other is an iPhone app. Both offer similar functionality, [...]

In South Africa, cardless ATM withdrawals via mobile phone – Springwise

The virtual ink had scarcely dried on our story about South Africa’s upcoming Mahala Free Banking Platform last week when we received word of yet another mobile banking innovation in the country. Customers of Johannesburg-based First National Bank (FNB) can now make withdrawals from an ATM without a bank card using just their mobile phone. [...]

Startup Launches to Link Loyalty and Social Media at Point of Sale [EXCLUSIVE]

New startup SNAP launches Wednesday to help businesses automatically connect the dots between their existing in-store loyalty programs and their customers’ social media behaviors. The SNAP service is now commercially available after having been piloted by Tasti D-Lite for more than a year. Once deployed, SNAP’s patent-pending technology implicitly “checks in” the customer to his [...]

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