What Would It Take for Banks to Dust Off Their Blackberry Apps?

From American Banker –

“BlackBerry, the mobile platform most bankers had all but given up on, is showing signs of life.

The new Classic smartphone, which brings back some of the features "CrackBerry" addicts say they can't live without, sold out before its official launch Dec. 17. Last month, BlackBerry Ltd., formerly known as Research in Motion, bought a German outfit called Secusmart whose anti-theft and anti-eavesdropping technology should strengthen the security of BlackBerry's enterprise mobility software.”

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Meet 'Good,' the new BlackBerry killer on Wall Street

Earlier this year, Morgan Stanley executives met for a regularly scheduled meeting that broached a controversial topic: Whether the bank should ditch its old BlackBerry devices in favor of new-issue Apple and Android devices.

The bank decided migrating the entire workforce off of BlackBerry—and onto new phones— would be too expensive, people briefed on the meeting said, so instead they agreed to install a friendlier "BYOD"—or "Bring Your Own Device" policy.

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What we are reading … 28th March 2013

Thoughts on the Move to Regulate UK Payments http://shar.es/eFQpZ

You Have The Right to Remain Paperless: The "No Check" CEO Bill of Rights http://dld.bz/cs8km

Basel Committee Cracks Down on Capital-Protection Ploy at Banks http://twb.io/YwedS0

Masked by Gibberish, the Risks Run Amok http://nyti.ms/11oBawS

What are the Benefits of In-Store Mobile Commerce? http://dld.bz/cs8jV

Barclays takes the crown at Digital Wallet Foundry http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24664

The Next Generation of Video in Banking http://twb.io/YwnBVS

Is BlackBerry becoming a sweeter pill to swallow? http://dld.bz/cs8eq Court Favors Bank in Fraud Dispute http://dld.bz/cs8en

BlackBerry trials mobile money transfer service over Messenger

“BlackBerry is testing a new mobile money transfer application integrated into its signature Messenger chat service, a move the beleaguered device maker hopes will keep customers from defecting to rival over-the-top messaging services like fast-growing WhatsApp, Bloomberg reports.”

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Will Banks Take to BlackBerry 10?

“Remember when BlackBerrys were trendy and businesspeople confessed to being CrackBerry addicts? Those days are long gone. One estimate, from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, puts BlackBerry's market share at 1.6% of U.S. smartphone adoption.” <<READ MORE>>