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

Banks Vie to Help Customers Manage Finances

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Small Businesses Don't All Speak ACH

“When small businesses use digital banking channels, something sometimes gets lost in translation. There's a language barrier between smaller businesses or nonprofits and their banks that threatens the future adoption of electronic transaction processing.” <<READ MORE>>

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

Google Wallet v2.0 Released

“Yesterday, I wondered aloud when Google would release v2.0 of its Wallet. Well, I guess the folks at Google heard me, because just later in the day 2.0 dropped.” <<READ MORE>>

Non-banks winning the mobile wallet wars

“Non-bank competitors are winning the race to provide consumers with easy-to-use mobile wallet and payment applications according to a comparative study conducted by the US-based Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group.” <<READ MORE>>

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