Visible Banking News #6

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 remarks, or with any article I missed!

NEWS – 14 May 2007 to 20 May 2007
* ANZ to automate mortgage processing; offshore back office jobs – 16 May 2007
* Delivering Multi-Channel Banking With New Integrated Platform – 15 May 2007
* Pandora’s global royalties glitch – 15 May 2007

BLOGGING
* First Look: Verity CU’s New Blog – 18 May 2007

EVENTS
* BarCampBankSeattle coming soon – 15 May 2007

FRAUD
* Two-factor authentication is not well understood – 17 May 2007
* HSBC defends two factor authentication opt out – 17 May 2007
* Home hand held device to combat online fraud – 15 May 2007

INTERNATIONAL
* Danske Bank Denmark abolishes banking charges – 16 May 2007
* ING cuts 2500 jobs in retail banking overhaul; to extend Web banking to Japan – 16 May 2007
* Brick-n-Click Model Boosts Deposit Volume ($) – 16 May 2007

LAUNCHES
* Wells Fargo Unveils Electronic Returned Items & Deposit Details Service– 18 May 2007
* Ulster Bank roll out mobile unit for Mayo – 18 May 2007
* Wells Fargo Launches CEO Mobile Banking Service – 18 May 2007
* Wells Fargo introduces mobile banking for business customers – 18 May 2007
* ING Direct Offers 1% Cashback for 60 Days – 17 May 2007
* AMEX to Launch New Consumer Catalog Site – 16 May 2007
* Aviva launches direct motor insurance services in Poland – 16 May 2007
* More Long-Term Archives at Tech CU, WaMu, and Citibank – 14 May 2007
* Ulster Bank to expand branch network in Munster – 14 May 2007

MARKETING
* Branding switch as more consumers bank online – 16 May 2007

MOBILE BANKING
* Mobile banking take up set to grow – Celent – 18 May 2007
* Mobile Phone Banking Poised for Growth in Africa – 17 May 2007
* Wells Fargo First to Offer Mobile Banking for Business Customers – 17 May 2007
* Pocket Banking through Mobile Phones in Rural China – 15 May 2007
* Mobile Banking | a replacement, or a supplement? – 15 May 2007
* Geezeo Marries Account Aggregation with Mobile Banking – 15 May 2007
* mFoundry and Verizon Working Together on Mobile Banking – 15 May 2007
* Javelin Studies Product Marketing Requirements for Mobile Banking – 15 May 2007
* Banking 2.0: Microfinancing and Mobile Banking – 14 May 2007
* In insurance, mobile banking – 14 May 2007
* Cash on call: it’s the mobile phone wallet – 13 May 2007

REPORTS
* Online Banking Drives Growth – 18 May 2007
* US Mobile Banking: Beyond the Buzz – 17 May 2007
* Celent Research Finds Mobile Banking Will Be a Significant Financial Services Channel – 17 May 2007
* Web banking soaring over all other retail channels – TowerGroup – 16 May 2007
* TowerGroup Finds Growth in Internet Banking Outpacing All Other Banking Channels Ever Launched
– 15 May 2007
* Banks, and the downside to aggressive selling – 15 May 2007

SECOND LIFE
* Germany’s Wirecard Bank opens in Second Life – 18 May 2007

SOCIAL LENDING
* Virgin eyes US peer-to-peer loan market – 18 May 2007
* Update on Prosper.com Traffic Numbers – 17 May 2007
* Virgin Money to Enter U.S. Market Through Acquisition of CircleLending – 17 May 2007
* Zopa claims 150,000 members; hires Cordrey to lead product development – 15 May 2007

VENDORS
* mShift Leads in U.S. Mobile Banking Deployments – 18 May 2007
* ClairMail to Power Bank of Stockton’s Mobile Banking Services – 16 May 2007