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 – 16 July to 22 July 2007
AWARDS
* PayPal Contest to Award Best New Facebook Application – 20 July 07
BLOGGING
* Welcome William Azaroff, Vancity Social Media Guru, and NetBanker Guest Blogger – 17 July 07
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
* Value added services to enhance the customer experience – 19 July 07
EVENTS
* Why BarCampBank? – 22 July 07
* BarCampBankSeattle day one – 21 July 07
* My BarCamp Bank Topic Wish List – 20 July 07
FRAUD
* NZ banks under fire over online fraud liability – 19 July 07
* Anti-Spam: Gateway vs. Desktop – 15 July 07
INTERVIEWS
* “Make it much easier for consumers to find those institutions whose revenue models most meet their needs” | Bankwatch Interviews Marc Hedlund, Wesabe – 18 July 07
* Jerry Dischler, Google – 17 July 07
* Can e-Business Contribute to the Essence of Private Banking? – 12 July 07
LAUNCHES
* Tesco launches online used car checker – 19 July 07
* Deutsche Börse launches mobile information portal – 19 July 07
* Emirates Bank offers international remittances via SMS – 18 July 07
* Everbank’s Latest Multi-Currency CD: World Energy Index – 17 July 07
* For Low income Un-banked | Emirates Bank to Launch Global Remittance Services through SMS Technology and Salary Cards – 17 July 07
* WSECU and Fuze Announce Mobile Offering – 17 July 07
* A&L launches expat Internet savings account – 16 July 07
MARKETING
* Lending Club announces $5000 video contest – 18 July 07
* Update on Prosper’s referral program – 16 July 07
MOBILE BANKING
* Fundamo as a leading supplier · 21 July 07
* WAP Review – ING DIRECT Mobile Banking – 20 July 07
* Mobile Banking from the Public’s Perspective – 19 July 07
* Review of .mobi · 19 July 07
* Rwanda: Eastern Province Residents Applaud Mobile Banking – 17 July 07
NEWS
* Co-op to cut 1000 jobs as Internet challenges traditional banking model – 20 July 07
PERSONAL FINANCE
* Are New Online Personal Finance Sites Safe? – 20 July 07
* Wesabe in Newsweek – 18 July 07
* A challenge to Wesabe · 16 July 07
REPORTS
* Celent measures young adults banking usage – 18 July 07
SOCIAL LENDING
* Lenders united! – 20 July 07
* Student Loan Marketplaces Profiled in Wall Street Journal – 19 July 07
* Wiseclerk featured – Wallstreet Journal article – 18 July 07
* India Gets an Internet Lending Portal – 18 July 07
* What is Loanio? – 18 July 07
* Wall Street Journal: Options grow for investors to lend online – 17 July 07
* Micro-lending regulation in Europe – 16 July 07
* Zopa is not a Social Lender, and why that matters – 16 July 07
SOCIAL NETWORKING
* Jeremiah Owyang | “All your widgets are belong to Facebook” – 22 July 07
* Facebook vs. iPhone – 21 July 07
* Another ‘web based platform’ | Bebo signals plan to open up to developers – 21 July 07
* Why Facebook is NOT the next Microsoft: Lending Club example – 20 July 07
* You cannot stop social networking … even when you’re dead – 18 July 07
* Social computing/ finance definitions and potential success criteria – 17 July 07
SURVEYS
* Young Adults Bank by Web and Phone – 17 July 07
VENDORS
* Tempo Debit allows institutions to establish debit card relationships with consumers other than their own checking account customers – 20 July 07
* Suriname’s Godo CU chooses Comodo for Internet banking security – 20 July 07
* Green Armor unveils m-banking authentication platform – 19 July 07
* Billeo represent an example of dis-aggregated financial services – 16 July 07
VIDEOS
* Mobile Banking – A New Way to Bank – 16 July 07
WEB 2.0
* Atlassian making waves – 22 July 07
* How should Banks react to web based application providers? – 20 July 07
* Prosper.com, Zopa.com, Kiva.org: Towards a Model for Web 2.0 Insurance – 19 July 07