What we are reading … 31st January 2013

Moody's calls on European banks to step up clean-up operations http://dld.bz/ccpBD

Report: More consumers using mobile bill payment http://dld.bz/ccpBC

SEC delays ruling on Nasdaq Facebook IPO compensation http://dld.bz/ccpBB

Outlook for U.S. Banks Remains Negative: Moody's http://dld.bz/ccaZB

Google underwhelms with new Wallet release http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24486

Fraud Litigation: Role of Regulation http://dld.bz/ccaZ9

Brilliant and scary ATM advert from the taxman http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7320

Nacha issues final guidelines on QR codes in bill payments http://dld.bz/ccaZ3

Dematerialisation and digital notaries http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7313

Did Feds Defuse Blitzkrieg on Banks? http://dld.bz/ccaZ2

RIM to Rename Itself BlackBerry http://t.co/cSmXex0k

What we are reading … 30th January 2013

Generations Bank Rolls Out Mobile Banking App that Includes PFM Tools http://dld.bz/ccaZx

Pay Anyone With Cash - No Matter Where They Are http://dld.bz/ccaZv

Future Generations: Money is Money, Even If I Don't See It http://dld.bz/ccaZu

Nigeria: CBN introduces new KYC requirements to promote financial inclusion http://shar.es/CuZ2v

RIM Rebrands BlackBerry Apps World http://dld.bz/cbKTX

UBS Chairman Proposes Libor Pact: Report http://dld.bz/ccpB9

Game of Darts: Timing Mobile Wallet Adoption Gets Wonky http://dld.bz/cbKTW

Technologists See Biggest Salary Raise in a Decade http://twb.io/YkX6aB

When the ATM Ate My Debit Card In Hong Kong http://www.mybanktracker.com/news/2013/01/24/atm-ate-debit-card-hong-kong/

The weaver's tale: Mobile money helps a colourful business in Mogadishu http://shar.es/CuZbU

Chase, RBC Declare E-Signatures Ready for Market http://dld.bz/cbKTF

Regulatory Shocker On Social Media In Banking Coming Soon http://bit.ly/149AbP1

What we are reading … 29th January 2013

Tim Harford on the Indiana Jones of economics http://bbc.in/11R2Vxj

Secrets of Mobile Success: Cost-Cutting Banks Seek Smartphone Customers http://dld.bz/ccaZn

Where Social Networks, Payments and Banking Intersect http://shar.es/CscER

London's Tube Is Getting 'Contactless' Payments. Could They Work in the U.S? http://dld.bz/cbxvG

Bitcoin-based casino rakes in more than $500,000 profit in six months http://ars.to/10Q4sED

Chinese RMB payments fail to take off in US http://www.finextra.com/News/Announcement.aspx?pressreleaseid=48200

Uganda:MobileMoney agents fear losses http://shar.es/Cp6MJ

Five apps to make the BYOD transition easier http://dld.bz/cbwZ7

Why Balancing Your Checkbook Is Still Useful http://www.mybanktracker.com/news/2013/01/22/balance-checkbook/

Citibank India unveils mobile card acceptance system http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24457

What we are reading … 28th January 2013

PayPal: 'Aggressive changes' coming to frozen funds policy http://cnnmon.ie/VUPPvW 

Security, DoS attacks and magic tricks http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7303

Don't be premature in closing your help desk http://dld.bz/cbwQw

MasterCard to share EMV solution with US debit networks http://dld.bz/cbfXw

Compliance: More Important than Ever in 2013 http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7304

Retail banks warned of social media marketing pitfalls http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24459

Visa Issues ATM Cash-Out Warning http://dld.bz/cbfXs

Taking payments online (in Europe) in 2013 http://shar.es/CppWj

Turkey's IsBank integrates ATM and mobile for cardless withdrawals http://dld.bz/cbfXr

Jamaica: NCB moves first on mobile money http://shar.es/CosQD

What we are reading … 25th January 2013

Smartphone as an Authentication Tool http://dld.bz/caFTB

Card Transaction Data is Rich, Who Will Help Users Mine It? http://shar.es/4LGZr

Are Banks in Danger of Losing the Checking Account? http://shar.es/4LcPX

Secrets of the Online Retailers, and What It Means for Credit Unions http://shar.es/4LcZt
The Real Reason to Worry About Basel III Liquidity Rules http://dld.bz/camCV

Lloyds Whistleblower Says Bank's Business Continuity Plan is Flawed http://twb.io/XBFN0U

Tycoons Shunning Financial Services as They Get Richer http://twb.io/W2v3d3

Rethinking Multifactor Authentication http://bankinnovation.net/2013/01/rethinking-multifactor-authentication/

Credit Card Hacks That You've Never Tried http://www.mybanktracker.com/news/2013/01/17/credit-card-hacks/

Three Social Media Goals Banks Can't Ignore in 2013 http://dld.bz/ca2VA

What we are reading … 24th January 2013

Losing Customers Over Near Zero Interest Rates http://shar.es/4LcFo

The Rise of the Alterna-Banks: 4 Options Beyond Traditional Banking http://shar.es/4LcGx

The Financial Services Club's Blog: Stop talking about mobile, it's not important http://shar.es/CppOE

Love at First Use: Three Tips for Building Awesome Products http://www.banking2020.com/2013/01/18/building-awesome-products/

JP Morgan's Poor Risk Management http://shar.es/4Ls1E

FNB proof of payment glitch http://businesstech.co.za/news/banking/29956/fnb-proof-of-payment-glitch/

Mortgage Cases to Test U.S. Use of Once-Obscure Fraud Statute http://twb.io/SVlBcS

Leveraging Big Data? Don't Get Caught in a Trap http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7297

What we are reading … 23rd January 2013

When Will Mobile Money Take Off in Europe? http://shar.es/4Vlkj

Electric vehicle charging stations add mobile payments http://dld.bz/ca2UP

The Future of Online Banking: A Culture of Change http://bit.ly/10kcuEN

Vulnerable medical devices: A clear and present danger http://dld.bz/ca2UM

Internal Destruction Department - do you have one? http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7298

The mobile payment race is on, but it's unclear which vendors will succeed http://dld.bz/ca2UE

Cross-Border eCommerce: Payments' Next Frontier http://dld.bz/ca2UU

The Financial Services Club's Blog: Try to destroy yourself … and then do it http://shar.es/4LrGK

The other type of mobile money: Airtime is money http://econ.st/U3npyC

Subway Breach: Hacker Sentenced - BankInfoSecurity http://shar.es/Co27f

What we are reading … 22nd January 2013

Offshoring has fuelled IT skills crisis, say UK firms http://dld.bz/ca2U7

'Red October' spies on diplomats, governments worldwide http://dld.bz/camCU

Delivering mobile payments to every bank account in the UK http://dld.bz/camCT

U.S. power plants combat USB malware infections http://www.zdnet.com/u-s-power-plants-combat-usb-malware-infections-7000009871/

MasterCard to Issue Prepaid and Debit Cards in Five African Markets http://twb.io/VYhuvc

Mobile Banking: Bigger Than I Thought… http://bostinno.com/channels/mobile-banking-bigger-than-i-thought/

What we are reading … 21st January 2013

Mobile Banking Deposits Gain With Big-Bank Adoption http://dld.bz/bZZpg

TD Tells Customers To 'Bank Human' With Lollipops And Pens http://bit.ly/13Goak1

Will Regulators Dictate Privacy? BankInfoSecurity http://dld.bz/bZZpa

PayPal: The Commerce Giant Shatters Q4 Predictions http://dld.bz/bZZnZ

Risk-wary clients refuse to rush into mobile-banking http://dld.bz/bZZnY

Diversified Channels in Rural Banking Worldwide http://dld.bz/bZZnW

BankersLab Debuts a Mobile App to Train Retail Bankers http://dld.bz/bZZnG

Green Dot's New Mobile Checking Account Lets You Choose the Monthly Fee http://dld.bz/bZZnD

Rwanda: Sleepless nights for Banks as MobileMoney gain traction http://shar.es/4ReGF

What we are reading … 18th January 2013

Disruptive IT trends that business continuity managers need to be aware of http://www.continuitycentral.com/feature1032.html

Five budget apps to help you keep tabs on your spending http://dld.bz/bZ2pD

Where Big Data fails http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/big-data-analytics/where-big-data-fails/339

Betrayed by Basel http://shar.es/4AEB8

MyBankTracker Lets You Get Directions to Your Bank Branch http://dld.bz/bZ2p2

Big Data Analytics Masters Degrees: 20 Top Programs http://twb.io/UEPKs2

Nonsense Innovation. http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7270

Bank liquidity: Go with the flow http://econ.st/U78kdZ

What we are reading … 17th January 2013

Learning from ING Direct (Before It Vanishes) http://dld.bz/bZ2pb

Mobile Attacks Pose Increasing Threat - BankInfoSecurity http://shar.es/4AzV0

With online spending soaring, Visa Europe targets mobile in 2013 http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24436

Analyst predicts Apple to offer mobile payment, loyalty program soon http://dld.bz/bYUEr

PayPal's bid for the high street gets big boost from NCR http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24438

Intercompany Recon - The last bastion of manual processes http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7266

ING challenges graduate bankers to ditch the jargon http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24431

UK regulators 'struggle to control overseas banks' http://dld.bz/bYUEk

Who moves a greenback cheapest http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7263

Regulation You Can and Can't Prepare For http://bankinnovation.net/2013/01/regulation-you-can-and-cant-prepare-for/

What we are reading … 16th January 2013

Mobile Attacks Pose Increasing Threat - BankInfoSecurity http://dld.bz/bYUEd

Can Corporate Mobile Payments drive Merchant Acceptance? http://dld.bz/bYUEb

The going rate for Goldman http://bbc.in/W3957s

Mobile Banking Market to Surpass 1 Billion Customers by 2017 http://dld.bz/bYUEa

JP Morgan must tighten risk controls, say US regulators http://bbc.in/WYPlQQ

Your Employees Are Not Mind Readers http://bloom.bg/UvxnHx

Will mobile banking overtake ATMs in 2013? http://shar.es/44LoT

NICE Uses Voice Recognition to Take Down Fraudsters Dialing Call Centers http://twb.io/UAOLcy

What to Do With a Bad Check http://www.mybanktracker.com/news/2013/01/08/deposited-rubber-check/

Africa eyes M-Pesa model as mobile phone use goes up http://shar.es/4CaM1

What we are reading … 15th January 2013

Secret footsoldier targeting banks reveals meaner, leaner face of DDoS http://ars.to/VNmArG

TD Bank Tells Customers They Can 'Bank Human Again' http://dld.bz/bYUDM

A Financial Service for People Fed Up With Banks http://nyti.ms/TJNn9X

Retail Banking Predictions & Trends For 2013 http://bit.ly/UIV4wj

2013: The Technology Landscape http://shar.es/4C1Gj

5 Banks Likely to Fail in 2013 http://www.mybanktracker.com/news/2013/01/09/5-banks-are-likely-to-fail-this-year/

As Fraud Increases, Call Centers Become Key Security Battleground for Banks http://dld.bz/bYzkh

What we are reading … 14th January 2013

Kenya 2012 International Remittance Reached Sh8.3 billionhttp://dld.bz/bYnYY

Online Content A New Challenge for Mobile Operators http://dld.bz/bYnYW

Global Regulators Give In To Banks Over Risk Rule http://twb.io/U0V9vg

Africa eyes M-Pesa model as mobile phone use goes up http://shar.es/4GaDw

The Death Of Cash Is At Least 190 Years Away http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7254

How did a mega bank nail a mobile app better than most tech companies? http://dld.bz/bYnYG

Five Key Banking Bets http://shar.es/4G1iQ

What we are reading … 11th January 2013

FDIC on Mobile Payments Risks http://dld.bz/bXQ8h

The Death Of Cash Is At Least 190 Years Away http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7254

Multitasking http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_75.htm

Financial services industry to bring operations home in 2013 http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7261

Pakistan - Mobile banking accounts touch 1.8 million mark http://dld.bz/bXB6Z

The euro crisis no one is talking about: France is in free fall http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2013/01/09/france-economy-crisis/

Eight charged over HBOS fraud and money laundering case http://dld.bz/bYnYC

What Will Replace the Password? http://www.americanbanker.com/video/what-will-replace-the-password1055698-1.html

Breaking Bad Habits http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/bad-habits.htm

Five things you should know about Google Analytics http://dld.bz/bXB6T

Reasons For the Different Types of Risks Faced by Banks http://dld.bz/aKbrP

The Libor scandal: Year of the lawyer http://econ.st/YWZcsf

Managing Bank Operations Risk http://dld.bz/aKbrB

What we are reading … 10th January 2013

Six tips for a successful project manager transition http://dld.bz/bXB6E

Bad Data Makes Bad Decisions http://www.pymnts.com/commentary/nfc-stats-fact-or-fiction/#.UOzlNYpUZFQ.twitter

What Fears Do Banks Have With Basel III? http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/what-fears-do-banks-have-with-basel-iii.html/

SEC probes Ernst & Young over audit client lobbying http://dld.bz/bYb5M

Mobility Matters: Login-Free Mobile Banking? http://dld.bz/bXB68

BofA and other US banks agree multibillion Fannie Mae compensation settlement http://dld.bz/bYb5H

Mobile Payments a 'No-Brainer' for Small Businesses http://shar.es/4puMi

Charges brought in HBOS corruption case http://bbc.in/UHFkJZ

Swaps Glitch May Penalize Foreign Banks http://dld.bz/bYb5G

Zimbabwe: Ecocash Brings Relief to Rural Folk http://shar.es/4W5CT

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

Real-Time Enabled Banking Transformation http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7251

HSBC Shrinks Branch Size, Courts Wealthy with House Calls http://dld.bz/bXdfy

UK will embrace paying via mobile phones in 2013, predicts Vodafone boss Vittorio Colao http://soc.li/GzwZgjO


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What we are reading … 9th January 2013

The Platinum Coin Trick http://www.nysun.com/editorials/the-platinum-coin-trick/88136/#.UOexVX1taX8.twitter

Intuit Survey: Mobile Banking Is Pathway to Profits http://dld.bz/bXB6y

Capitec fingers Absa in banking glitch http://dld.bz/bXQ8e

The Financial Services Club's Blog: 2013: an Economic Outlook http://shar.es/47oPt

NFC Across The Sea: MasterCard PayPass' European Success http://dld.bz/bXB6w

Bank of America to pay Fannie Mae billions to settle mortgage claims http://bbc.in/WnOrgs

The Financial Services Club's Blog: Ten wild predictions for 2013 http://shar.es/4WuWB

Wells Fargo, Ally Bank See the Camera as Key to Mobile Banking http://dld.bz/bWRAn

Nigeria :Mobile Money Transactions To Hit N151bn By 2015 http://shar.es/43ijY

European banks 'to cap cash bonuses in 2013 http://dld.bz/bXB6h

Bank of America's Plan to Drive Mobile Banking Beyond 12 Million Users http://onforb.es/VMwlVl

Square readers now available through Starbucks http://dld.bz/bXB6b

Branches Are Catching Up to the Digital Age http://dld.bz/bXdfD

The US in 2013: Economics trumps politics? http://bbc.in/VIeMqp

What we are reading … 8th January 2013

Square's 'Free' Reader - Costs $10 http://bankinnovation.net/2013/01/squares-free-reader-only-costs-10/

Mobile banking will take time to catch on and pay off http://dld.bz/bXqtR

Google dodges major antitrust bullet http://cnnmon.ie/Vz8pGt

At Smaller Banks, Bosses' Paychecks Become Bigger http://dld.bz/bXqtQ

The star-studded history of CES celebrity gadgets http://money.cnn.com/gallery/technology/2013/01/06/ces-celebrity-gadgets/

NCR/uGenius Technology Deal Targets Growth of Video ATM Technology http://twb.io/VxDhd3

Barclays Among Banks Asked by to Cap Zimbabwe Rates http://bloom.bg/UAqcxT

Drowning in the Nigerian MobileMoney Data quagmire http://shar.es/43i5d

3% Unemployment Among Infosec Pros? http://dld.bz/bXB5W

The Top 5 Retail Checking Tips For 2013 http://bit.ly/UqCLMa

The Role of 'Intelligent Security' - BankInfoSecurity http://dld.bz/bXqtP

Mobile Banking: A Bonanza (or Bust) for Banks? http://dld.bz/bXqtN

Virtual Payments: The Cure For What Ails Healthcare Providers http://dld.bz/bXqtE

Enhance Payments Security with Mobile Apps http://dld.bz/bXqtD

Vendor Management Considerations in an Acquisition Environment http://dld.bz/bXqtB

More AML Penalties to Come? http://dld.bz/bXdfK

What we are reading … 7th January 2013

More AML Penalties to Come? http://dld.bz/bXdfK

Account Takeover: The 2013 Outlook - BankInfoSecurity http://dld.bz/bXdfE

Uganda:Fraud, fake notes hit mobile money services http://shar.es/4aVUb

Branches Are Catching Up to the Digital Age http://dld.bz/bXdfD

Mobile Banking's Future to Include Voice Recognition, Wells Fargo's Ellis Says http://dld.bz/bXdfB

DDoS Hacktivists: No U.S. Bank is Safe http://dld.bz/bXdf9

5 Cloud App Trends To Expect In 2013 http://twb.io/UaRHMC

Africa: World's Unbanked at 2.5 Billion http://shar.es/4aVAI

From increments to exponents: 13 banking trends for 2013 http://www.finextra.com/Community/FullBlog.aspx?blogid=7246

PYMNTS Prophecies: Our Take On Eight 2013 Predictions http://dld.bz/bXdf5

Debit, Credit Card Hybrids Fall Flat http://dld.bz/bXdf3

Square lands on 2012 top 10 list for venture funding http://dld.bz/bXdfz

Restaurants, small biz should look to mobile payments for competitive edge http://dld.bz/bWRAA

What we are reading … 4th January 2013

Greeks fight back against corruption http://bbc.in/UAgAE6

CIMB Bank Launches Facebook App for Transactions http://dld.bz/bW2jG

What Are the Most Dangerous Countries for Banks? http://dld.bz/bW2jF

The Big Core Banking Story of 2012, and Resolutions for 2013 http://dld.bz/bWRAf

Security, fee fears slow mobile payments adoption in Sweden http://dld.bz/bW2hX

Will "Operational Risk" Drag Down Royal Bank of Canada in 2013? http://dld.bz/bWRAe

Privacy & Security: 2013 Outlook - BankInfoSecurity http://dld.bz/bW2gv

10 Big Ideas for Banking in 2013 http://dld.bz/bWRAd

Why Do People Switch Banks? http://wp.me/pCBgf-2az

Absa Capital website security warning http://businesstech.co.za/news/banking/29091/absa-capital-website-security-warning/

The executive's guide to better listening - McKinsey Quarterly http://shar.es/hUvY1

Report: Why mobile commerce is set to explode http://dld.bz/bW2gp

The Best Money in the World http://bankinnovation.net/2012/12/the-best-money-in-the-world/

DDoS Attacks: 2013 Forecast - BankInfoSecurity http://dld.bz/bW2gm

Report: Banks could face perpetual bankruptcy http://dld.bz/bW2gg

2013: The Year Of The Digital Wallet: http://wp.me/pCBgf-2g0