What we are reading … 4th March 2013

Consumers remain resistant to digital banking aspirations http://dld.bz/cm5Sy

Banking Fraud: Trends and Technologies http://dld.bz/cm5Ss

Majority of Americans Desire Portable Bank Account Numbers: Study http://dld.bz/cm5Sq

Fed Publishes Interactive Bank Failure Map http://bankinnovation.net/2013/02/fed-publishes-bank-failure-map/

New Startup Passport Aims to Take the Pain out of International Money Transfers http://dld.bz/cmc5y

MasterCard's Mobile World Symposium: mPayments Around The Globe http://shar.es/j6CR8

Samsung unveils 'Wallet', an Android alternative to Apple's Passbook http://shar.es/j6CbO
More convenience, less privacy http://reut.rs/Y0uVdQ

What we are reading … 1st March 2013

Top 50 Safest Global Banks http://on.wsj.com/Onwnjf

Top 10 Mobile Banking Apps http://www.americanbanker.com/gallery/top-ten-mobile-apps-in-pictures-1057018-1.html

The myth of the always-on cloud http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/datacenter/the-myth-of-the-always-on-cloud/6047

New Banking Tech of the Future http://www.mybanktracker.com/news/2013/02/22/weekly-wrap-banking-tech-future/

Israeli Credit Card Issuer Uses Data to Deflect Call Center Calls http://dld.bz/ckxkD

Bank Muscat hit by $39m pre-paid card fraud http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24586

Are Mobile Banking Apps Safe? http://enterprisemobilitytoday.com/are-mobile-banking-apps-safe/

Tanzania to Standardise Mobile Money http://dld.bz/ckwQH

Operational Risk Management...: Cyber Allies: A Whole Community Strategy... http://shar.es/jW3jO

Credit Suisse Faces DOJ Probe Into Mortgage Products http://huff.to/13b7jIl

What we are reading … 27th February 2013

Imaging Brings Coveted Ease of Use to Mobile Banking: Study http://dld.bz/ckjbZ

PayPal Targets European Mobile Payments Market http://twb.io/Zx6Uz9

With 590M Mobile Banking Users Expected in 2013, New Insights Warn of Growing Fraud Threat http://dld.bz/ckjbX

MasterCard unveils MasterPass digital payments service http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24575

Commission drops anti-trust probe into European Payments Council http://dld.bz/cjXku

Big banks are as risky as ever, economist warns http://shar.es/j3dd6

Why Eye Contact Still Matters In The Age of Email http://mashable.com/2013/02/20/kids-communication-social-media/

What You Need to Know About Debit and Credit Card Fraud http://shar.es/j3dtn 

Square Broadens Its Business Strategy with New Hardware Bundle http://dld.bz/cjXkp

What we are reading … 26th February 2013

Madoff to FBN: Maintain Scrutiny on Banks and Feeder Funds http://shar.es/jgL9a

Bernie Madoff: 'The Banks Had To Know What I Was Doing' http://huff.to/Xz18a0

Google Developing Touchscreen Devices http://on.wsj.com/Ya3WxB

Kenya Approves Fee For Mobile Money Transfers http://shar.es/YNA4Z

Consumerization, BYOD and MDM: What you need to know http://dld.bz/cjPC8

Carrier Billing Beats NFC For Short-Term Monetization of Mobile Payments http://dld.bz/cjPC7

Study: 37% of Britons would consider leaving 'big five' banks http://dld.bz/cjPC6

Tanzania: New Regulations for mobilemoney services due in June http://shar.es/YNAtU

Staying in touch with the home front: BYOD in the US military http://dld.bz/cjPC2

What we are reading … 25th February 2013

Retailer Credit Card - possible engine of growth for banks http://dld.bz/cjP5p

The One Thing Banks Should Never Do on Facebook and Twitter http://dld.bz/cjP26

BYOD and the Consumerization of IT http://shar.es/YPada

10 Mobile Payment Systems from the Cell Phone Stone Age http://dld.bz/cjDnk

Operational Risk Management...: IO Convergence: Cyber Warfare Unified Taxonomy... http://shar.es/YFjQ0

New Wells Fargo ATMs Can Predict What People Want http://bit.ly/YAZGVU

Unavoidable: 62 percent of companies to allow BYOD by year's end http://dld.bz/cjDe3

What we are reading … 21st February 2013

Dilution of Basel III Threatens Global Financial Stability http://dld.bz/chE8w

Why don't banks pay me for going paperless? http://shar.es/YipVC

Visa to launch cloud, NFC payments in UK this year http://dld.bz/chE8v

A BYOD project management primer http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/project-management/a-byod-project-management-primer/5583

Cyber threats require a risk management approach http://www.continuitycentral.com/feature1050.html

EU policymakers set to discuss banking bonus cap http://dld.bz/cjk8q

Digital the future of banking: Absa http://businesstech.co.za/news/banking/31676/digital-the-future-of-banking-absa/

Poor Social Media Practices can Negatively Impact a Bank's Bottom Line http://dld.bz/chE8n

What we are reading … 20th February 2013

Mobile Money Opens Up New Opportunities for Mozambique's Small and Medium Businesses http://shar.es/Yif8q

OrderNow: Life Inside A Payments Startup http://dld.bz/ch4mN

Regulator: Many Britons receiving poor advice from banks http://dld.bz/ch4mF

Whats Up with Innovation http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7382

JPMorgan Chase Endures Website Outage http://dld.bz/chUFa

Nigeria's GT Bank Launches 'social banking' on Facebook http://shar.es/YifA4

How Small Businesses Can Evaluate Security Risks http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7388

Mobile Banking, not my cup of tea... http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7391

Javelin Strategy Announces Top Ten Trends in Banking, Payments, Mobile and Security for 2013 http://shar.es/YACj3

What we are reading … 19th February 2013

Mobile Banking Users to Exceed 1 billion in 2017, Representing 15% of Global Mobile Subscribers http://dld.bz/ch4k9

Will You Be Ready When Mobile Wallets Turn Banking Upside Down? http://bit.ly/XDTNqu

U.S. Judge Dismisses ATM Fee Collusion Lawsuits http://twb.io/ZcTDLJ

Kenya: Treasury to formulate new rules on mobile money tax http://shar.es/YAjFZ

FDIC Explains Social Media Guidance http://dld.bz/ch4kC

Visa's Mobile Money Play Portends a Larger Push for the Unbanked http://dld.bz/ch4kA

MiFID II is coming http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7376

What we are reading … 18th February 2013

Visa Launches Mobile Money Managed Service for the 'Unbanked' http://dld.bz/chjBw

Global Watchdog Needs More Time on Derivatives Rules http://twb.io/12yyR5y

Nigeria: Transactions On Electronic Platforms Hit Record N40bn http://shar.es/Yll6z

9 ways to improve ATM estate performance in 2013 http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7377

To Encourage Mobile Payments, Select LevelUp Merchants Ban Credit Cards in Stores http://betak.it/p1S

Consumers Expect More From Mobile Banking Apps Than They're Getting http://bit.ly/Ycgd2b

Apple and the Future of NFC http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7374

Disruptions: Where Apple and Dick Tracy May Converge http://nyti.ms/VO2Mta

Beware the Big Errors of 'Big Data' http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/02/big-data-means-big-errors-people/

Me Too Rules in Mobile Banking http://dld.bz/cg4zr

Citi implements corporate-to-bank Swift standard for trade http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24544

Playmobil punts bank-heist set to wide-eyed kiddies http://dld.bz/cg4sS

Identity providers: The voucher business http://econ.st/14UpT6P

The Tightrope Between Checking Account Fees And Consumer Defections http://bit.ly/Y5kKU0

5 Reasons to Let an Angry Email Simmer Down http://dld.bz/cg3Xf

What's Next For Mobile Banking? http://twb.io/YH97DU

What we are reading … 14th February 2013

Managing Bank Liquidity in Real Time http://dld.bz/aKbrt

Banks' internal auditors 'should be tougher' http://dld.bz/cgBrP

The Mobile Revolution: Remote Deposit Capture http://dld.bz/cg378

Moven is removin' 'bank' from its moniker http://dld.bz/cg33s

The EU Directive on Late Payments http://shar.es/YjY0t

South African Nedbank offers EMV mobile POS http://dld.bz/cg3vz

What we are reading … 13th February 2013

Australia's ME Bank introduces mini workplace branches http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24528
SEPA is arriving at the station http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7365

BYOD: Risks, rewards, and how to deal with it http://dld.bz/cgjq8

New EU derivatives rules to come into force in mid-March http://dld.bz/cgjq6

10 BYOD concerns that go beyond security issues http://dld.bz/cgjq4

Could Your Banking Website Be The Target Of A Lawsuit? http://bit.ly/11SScmt

EU Unveils New Cybersecurity Policy http://dld.bz/cgjq2

What we are reading … 12th February 2013

Juniper: Banking is now mobile and branchless http://dld.bz/ceHGx

Enterprise Governance in Banks http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7360 

How Many Mobile Users Does Citibank Have? http://dld.bz/ceHBN

Terrorists and drug lords targeted HSBC, bosses admit http://dld.bz/ceH7N

Traders gleefully admitted rate fixing was 'cartel' http://dld.bz/ceH56

The rising tide in equity trading - who will benefit? http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7362

France gears up for mobile NFC services http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24524

What we are reading … 11th February 2013

Mobile Banking: One Size Doesn't Fit All http://dld.bz/ceHmy

How to Order a Pizza With Bitcoins http://mashable.com/2013/02/06/pizza-bitcoins/

Liquidity, Pricing and Tail Risk … Oh My! http://shar.es/Yblcf

Ireland struggles to ditch the cheque http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24521

Moving to the Cloud is Costly and Challenging, Survey Finds http://twb.io/X3SJxQ

mFino to pave way for Interoperability for Mobile Money in Africa http://shar.es/YbdSm

What we are reading … 8th February 2013

UK Chancellor plans on UK payments shake-up http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24504

Restructuring costly for Deutsche Bank http://www.garp.org/risk-news-and-resources/risk-headlines/story.aspx?newsid=58140

Will You Be Ready When Mobile Wallets Turn Banking Upside Down? http://bit.ly/XDTNqu

Why Debt Collectors Should Not 'Friend' Debtors on Facebook http://dld.bz/cdJt9

Banks are Laggards in Research and Development http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7345

Banks Face the Innovator's Dilemma http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7341

The Revised Basel III http://shar.es/CF7eC

Mobile banking focuses on customer convenience http://shar.es/CP6s7

Contagion fears rising as banking rules are eased http://dld.bz/cdJts

Square Wallet Provides a Sneak Peek at the Future of Proximity Payments http://shar.es/COtp3

What we are reading … 7th February 2013

Android malware could reach the 1 million mark by year's end http://dld.bz/cdJtr

Movenbank Provides a Peek at its User Interface http://shar.es/COt0z

How To Encourage Mobile Banking Use http://blogs.forrester.com/benjamin_ensor/13-01-31-how_to_encourage_mobile_banking_use

Switzerland shifts gold off the books in preparation for Basel III http://dld.bz/cd6Ek

How Can Banks Maximize their Social Media Efforts? http://dld.bz/cd6Ef

U.S. Tablet Shipments Soar During Holidays, Threaten to Surpass PCs http://twb.io/WYrTW7

Payments and the Eurozone http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7331

Find out which mobile apps are stealing your identity http://dld.bz/cd6Ed

What we are reading … 6th February 2013

How to Communicate on Projects http://shar.es/CO8wT

Usernames and passwords: everybody hates them http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7337

Take aim at operational risk-before it bites you http://www.ababj.com/blog/5638.html#.UQt6DwJRNNo.twitter

UK banking reforms: What's new? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21322701

Big Data Is A Retail Bank Marketing Mirage http://shar.es/COqwZ

Increased Transparency: Byproduct of Improving Technology http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7339

African Migrants Could Save US$4 Billion Annually on Remittance Fees http://shar.es/COOut

The Problem With How We Prepare for Disasters http://shar.es/CO2hz

Banks Face the Innovator's Dilemma http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7341

What we are reading … 5th February 2013

Establishing an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework Enterprise http://dld.bz/cduW3

MasterCard Study Reveals Six African Cities with Highest Growth Potential http://dld.bz/cduWy

Should We Regulate the Way Big Data Can Be Used To Make Loans? http://dld.bz/cduWw

Most Major U.S. Retailers Won't Charge Credit Card Checkout Fee http://dld.bz/ccVZv

ATM Cash-Out: Why Banks Are at Risk http://dld.bz/ccVZu

From innovation comes disruption http://www.finextra.com/Resources/Feature.aspx?featureid=1844

Say goodbye to more bank branches http://cnnmon.ie/WYn9Oi

Barclays bank 'ignored pay warnings' http://bbc.in/WQUQTO

Check Scanners That Detect Fake I.D.'s Help One Bank Fight Fraud http://twb.io/XiF9Vv

ECB seeks to improve online payments security http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24499

What we are reading … 4th February 2013

Follow The Money: Transform Your IT Supply Chain http://twb.io/XLLA1y

Migrants' billions put aid in the shade http://gu.com/p/3dedz/tw

Nearly Half Of America Is On The Brink Of Financial Disaster http://bit.ly/Xm8zBV

NFC At MIT: Which Wallets Will Win? http://www.pymnts.com/commentary/NFC-At-MIT-Which-Wallets-Will-Win/#.UQnqwBGizCc.twitter

Enthusiasm For Social Media Dampening In Financial Industry http://bit.ly/XbZgoi

Mobile banking on the rise in India http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/mobile-banking-on-the-rise-in-india/1/191851.html

Keeping Your Cash Safe During Your Next Trip http://www.mybanktracker.com/news/2013/01/29/keeping-cash-safe-journey/

Kenya: Family Bank goes live on the PesaPoint network countrywide http://shar.es/CEH3p

How Banks Can Use Mobile Banking Technology to Drive Revenue and Reduce Costs http://shar.es/CEnFV

Attention Issuers: Keep Your EMV Data Prep Where You Can See It http://dld.bz/ccVYR

Major Swiss banks 'raise bullion holding charges' http://dld.bz/ccVYN

Google Wallet gets an update, but not a reboot http://dld.bz/ccVYJ

What we are reading … 1st February 2013

Goldman finds a way past Volcker with new credit fund http://reut.rs/14eo849

Basel III May Change The Way Banks Calculate Risk http://dld.bz/ccHgy

Political Risk Atlas 2013 http://www.continuitycentral.com/news06614.html

NFC Breakdown: Which Side Are You On? http://dld.bz/ccHgt

Global Bank IT Spending to Reach $179.2 Bln in 2013: Celent http://twb.io/YsAp4x

Why Elderly Are Targeted By Scammers http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7314

Life Changes Lead to New Bank Fees http://www.mybanktracker.com/news/2013/01/25/life-changes-bank-fees-prepared/

Kenya: Mobile money making wallets redundant http://shar.es/CC4xO

What is on Your Phone? http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7315