Visible Banking News #13

On regular basis (ideally weekly), I will post a list of key news on web 2.0 & Banking.
As usual, please do not hesitate to get back to me with you comments!

NEWS – 09 July to 15 July 2007

AWARDS
* Time.com’s Best Websites 2007 – 15 July 07

BLOGGING
* Prosper Lending Review – the first month – 15 July 07
* Change is not so fast | understanding the future – 14 July 07
* One Year Anniversary – Call for Funny Videos – 10 July 07
* Social issues drive corporate blogging – 09 July 07
* Lending Club’s Blog educates readers – 07 July 07

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
* While GenX/Y lead, Banks should watch their valuable boomer customers– 14 July 07
* Abbey embarrassed by Web banking glitch – 13 July 07
* Korean web design – 10 July 07

EVENTS
* Who Wants to Go to Banking Camp in Seattle? – 12 July 07

FRAUD
* Justice in Cyberland – 16 July 07
* Phishing for dummies – installs in two seconds – 10 July 07
* Nordea to implement Chip and PIN for online shopping – 09 July 07
* Banks enlist customers in $100m fraud war – 09 July 07

INTERNATIONAL
* Bankwest on the expand – will their direct channels come too – 13 July 07
* Compete’s May Online Financial Shopping Scorecard – 12 July 07

INTERVIEWS
* Nouvelle plateforme de e-banking pour les gamers chinois – 13 July 07
* Interview: Globefunder to take p2p lending global – 11 July 07

LAUNCHES
* CCB launches mobile banking – 13 July 07
* ING Direct Launches Mobile Banking – 12 July 07
* Intersections Identity Guard Offering Six Months of Free Credit Report Monitoring – 11 July 07
* PSPP Holdings, Inc. Launches New Corporate Website – 10 July 07
* ChipIn, Another PayPal-powered Application Launches on Facebook – 09 July 07
* PayPal Really Launches on Facebook – 09 July 07

MARKETING
* Smart Car: The Next Must-Have Banking Sweeps Prize – 11 July 07
* IBM Wimbledon | “This approach to reaching people is in itself a good lesson” – 10 July 07

MOBILE BANKING
* mPoria’s GoMobile! M-commerce Solutions Experiences Explosive Growth – 12 July 07
* Mobile Alerts Can Help Stem the Tide of Overdraft Fee Disclosure Regulation – 11 July 07
* Vodafone offers direct access to bank accounts via MoniLink – 09 July 07

PERSONAL FINANCE
* Wesabe does it again | “Your bank has a REST API now (shhh! — don’t tell them)” – 12 July 07

PRICE COMPARISON
* Price comparisons for Banks getting closer – 14 July 07
* Admiral ends Confused sale talks as Tesco eyes price comparison market – 13 July 07
* Royal Bank builds its own glasshouse – 13 July 07

REPORTS
* Why online banking has stalled: Annoying, confusing, frustrating Web design – 11 July 07
* Online Banking Flaws Contribute to Slow Growth – 11 July 07
* Mobile payments set to take off in developing world – Juniper Research – 10 July 07

SOCIAL LENDING
* Equity sharing – Prosper for real estate – 16 July 07
* Boober limits allowed investment sum – 15 July 07
* 50 best websites of 2007 – Prosper scores again – 10 July 07
* Communication approaches of P2P lending services – 09 July 07

SOCIAL NETWORKING
* Advertising acceptance in FaceBook | banner ads need not apply – 14 July 07
* The Aging of Facebook Makes it a More Appealing Platform for Financial-Services Firms – 13 July 07
* Top-10 Facebook Money & Banking Applications – 13 July 07
* Google plan for social networks – 12 July 07
* CrowdSourcing | Creators, Critics, Connectors & Crowds – 10 July 07

VENDORS
* 99Bill, China Merchants Bank to promote online banking – 13 July 07
* 99Bill, China Merchants Bank Deal Sign of Hyper-Growth in China Online Banking – 13 July 07
* Cash America to offer online cash advances in UK – 11 July 07
* SA mobile banking company to go global – 10 July 07
* AllPay and Ukash team on online payments for Poles working abroad – 09 July 07

WEB 2.0
* Social Media Strategy – 13 July 07
* Finding your way to the Social Web – 12 July 07
* By 2012, today’s teens will rule – 10 July 07