Bank/telco alliance provides no-frills accounts to India's unbanked

May 18, 2012

Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel this week announced a partnership that will extend banking services to India's unbanked millions.

Security's not the biggest problem with m-banking

May 7, 2012

There's a bigger worry than security when it comes to offering m-banking to the un- and underbanked. That is, how can banks make m-banking a going business…

Cashless in 8 years? Informal survey says 'yes'

April 17, 2012

Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and the Imagining the Internet Center at Elon University in Elon, N.C. have released the results of…

Prepaid card use on the rise among Gen Y

April 11, 2012

More consumers are giving debit cards the go-by in favor of prepaid plastic. One in six underbanked customers and one in six Gen Y customers are choosing…

East African telecoms, ATM networks vulnerable to data hacking

April 5, 2012

Some African companies may not be keeping up with the latest IT security for their data systems, which could be an invitation to cybercriminals to mine ATM and…

Indonesian telecom, bank team up on mobile wallet

March 30, 2012

Indonesia's largest telecom, PT Telkomsel, and state lender Bank Negara Indonesia have created a partnership to allow BNI account holders top up their…

Boom mobile banking, Allpoint ATM network partner on services

March 28, 2012

Boom, a mobile banking provider, and money transfer service owner m-Via have announced both a new low-cost pricing model and a deal with surcharge-free ATM…

New software enables real-time check verification

March 12, 2012

Banks can now verify checks in real-time using FraudOne software from SoftPro, the company announced today. The program's Day 0 deployment option can prevent…

Many consumers not ready to adopt mobile banking, says survey

March 8, 2012

Growth in mobile banking and payments is being driven by younger consumers, but most adults are more reluctant to adopt mobile banking, said a survey cited at…

Cachet Financial Solutions partners with FI-MOBILE to provide mobile deposit

March 6, 2012

Cachet Financial Solutions, a provider of remote deposit capture solutions, has entered a partnership with FI-MOBILE, provider of the mobile banking…

BBVA Compass to allow mobile enrollment from an iPhone

March 6, 2012

The version 2.0 iPhone app launched yesterday by BBVA Compass is the first to let customers enroll in mobile banking directly from their phone, even if they…

Orange Cote d'Ivoir extends Orange Money offering

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

March 2, 2012

A news release last Thursday said that Orange Cote d’Ivoire, long-time partner of solutions provider Sicap, has extended its Orange Money offering with the…

Wincor Nixdorf, eServGlobal to launch integrated mobile money solution

February 24, 2012

EServGlobal and Wincor Nixdorf, a provider of IT solutions to the retail and banking industries, announced they will integrate eServGlobal’s mobile money…

DBS hit again by skimming fraud

February 24, 2012

DBS Bank said Friday that a third ATM was compromised at around the same time as a major DBS skimming event that occurred on Jan. 4 and 5, according to a news…

Times Square ATMs to double as mobile message broadcasters

February 24, 2012

Touchpoint Technologies LLC, a mobile marketing company, announced today in a news release that it has formed a strategic partnership with FAM Capital Group, a…

PULSE and Obopay introduce real-time payment solution

February 23, 2012

PULSE, a debit/ATM network, and Obopay, a provider of instant mobile payment solutions, will offer real-time money transfer capabilities, the companies…

Voice biometrics could play a key role in security

February 3, 2012

ValidSoft, a global supplier of fraud prevention, authentication and transaction verification solutions and part of the Elephant Talk Group, has partnered with…

Access Softek Partners with Cachet to deliver mobile check deposit

February 3, 2012

In a news release this week, mobile banking platform provider Access Softek announced it will form a partnership with remote deposit capture solutions provider…

Barcelona bank rolls out major tap and go program

January 23, 2012

Spain’s largest retail bank, La Caixa, has begun deployment of contactless payment cards and terminals across Barcelona, said a report at ft.com. The move…

Digital banking to be favored transaction method by 2015

January 15, 2012

By 2015, ATM deployers may find themselves working even harder to maintain their ATM transaction numbers. By then, bank customers will mainly use digital…