New OBR Published: Digital Banking Forecast Through 2023

Alright digital banking fans (note 1), it’s that time of year again for our annual look-back at the previous year, along with a fearless forecast for the rest of the decade and beyond.   The report, Digital Banking Forecast: 2014 to 2023, includes our take on future U.S. household penetration levels of online banking, mobile banking Read more…

PayPal Extends Working Capital Pilot Program to Support Small Business Lending

PayPal has announced plans to extend its trial initiative that provides small business loans to its U.S. merchants. The initiative, called the Working Capital pilot program, offered 90,000 of PayPal’s U.S. merchants the opportunity to borrow against their annual PayPal revenue (up to 8% or a maximum of $20,000). The program was initially set for Read more…

Emida Recruits David Kirtman as New CEO

Global prepaid solutions company, Emida, has recently added new talent to its team. It announced today that David Kirtman (LinkedIn) will join the company as its new CEO. Kirtman brings years of stored value and payments experience to the California-based company. Prior to joining Emida, David worked for iSend where he helped build the company’s in-kind international Read more…

Temenos Announces New Implementations of T24 in Three Ghanian FIs

Courtesy of African reseller, Global Solutions, three financial institutions in Ghana will be deploying Temenos T24 core banking software. The announcement further distinguishes Temenos as one of the leaders in bringing banking innovation to sub-Saharan Africa. Currently more than 90 banks based in Africa are running software from Temenos. Scalability and the capacity to work Read more…

Serverside Group Presents its AllAboutMe Facebook App for Bank Card Customization

This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateAsia 2013. Our next presenter is Serverside Group, demoing their AllAboutMe Facebook app. “Serverside’s Facebook app is a great way for banks to form meaningful conversations with their cardholders. This dynamic app allows customers to design their own personalized card by uploading a picture from one Read more…

BRIDGEi2i’s Cloud-Based Analysis Platform Brings Banks Insight Into Consumer Needs

This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateAsia 2013. BRIDGEi2i demonstrated how its Surveyi2i product can derive insight into the customer experience: “Surveyi2i is a cloud-based one-stop shop for all analysis and reporting needs from survey data. Surveyi2i enhances productivity for analysts and researchers. Business managers can derive insights quickly without help from Read more…

App Annie Showcases Mobile App Analytics Capability with Three Products: Store Stats, Analytics, and Intelligence

This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateAsia 2013. Next, App Annie stepped up to demo: “The App Annie suite consists of three main products – Store Stats, Analytics, and Intelligence.   App Annie Store Stats is a free online service that has become the standard for app ranking analysis in the industry. Read more…

TSYS Authorization Controls Enable User-Defined Spend Limits, Alerts

This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateAsia 2013. All the way from Columbus, Georgia, here is TSYS with their Authorization Controls solution. “TSYS Authorization Controls allows a user to set their own default account parameters and authorization rules (for example, user-determined spend limits, daily, weekly, and monthly – category permissions or exclusions). Read more…

Backbase Debuts Social Media Capabilities of Bank 2.0 Portal

This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateAsia 2013. Next, Backbase launched the social media capabilities of its Bank 2.0 Portal: “We are launching the all-new social media capabilities of our Backbase Bank 2.0 Portal. With the new social media features, it is possible to integrate directly with social networks such as Facebook, Read more…

Arkalogic Debuts Moneta, a Seamless Payment System for Bank and Telco Customers

This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateAsia 2013. Then, Arkalogic debuted Moneta, its latest payment system: “For Arkalogic Transaksi, a mobile financial solution must be cost efficient for institutions. It must also be amusing and help consumers as opposed to confusing and taxing them. Advanced yet simple technology combined with great design of Read more…

Yodlee Launches Tandem App Internationally

This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateAsia 2013. Next, Yodlee took the stage to debut its Tandem app: “Most people have multiple “shared finances” in their life. Spouses. Children. Elderly parents. Accountants. Advisors. Friends. So Yodlee is introducing Tandem – the first collaborative financial app that lets users securely establish and manage Read more…