VIDEO: Westpac New Zealand Tests Google Glass App
Westpac New Zealand, a bank with a passion for wearables, is currently testing a version of its Cash Tank balance-checking...
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Financial Advice Portal Phroogal Wins First DEMOvation Challenge
The competition was stiff and the challenge itself was arduous, but after ten 6-minute demos to ten different audiences, Phroogal...
Citi, US Bank & mBank Win 2014 Bank Innovation Awards
SEATTLE -- Three companies were awarded 2014 Bank Innovation Awards yesterday here for their noteworthy innovation accomplishments over the last...
Drumbeat for ‘Open Banking’ Grows Louder
SEATTLE -- The call for "open banking," which would allow for greater access to banking services for developers and others,...
Building a Bank in the Sandbox
SEATTLE -- Building a better bank? Do it in the sandbox. Financial innovator Kosta Peric's concept of the castle and...
Should Banks White-Label Bitcoins?
An 1827 banknote from a New Orleans bank. Note the prominent "Cinq," meaning five. Some historians believe that ten-dollar bills...
Innovation at Banks May Be Fizzing Out, Data Indicates
In 2008, the approval rating for banks dropped. And it dropped again in 2009. The approval rating for some banks...
Square and LevelUp Extend Platforms Beyond In-Store Sales
Hungry for payments innovation? Great! Will that be for pickup or delivery? Two payments startups, Square and LevelUp, announced extensions...
10 Coolest Brands in Banking – Alphabetical List
Amazon American Express Bank of America Bitcoin Coin M-Pesa Samsung Stripe Venmo Uber 10 Coolest Brands 2014 Introduction
Coolest Brands 2014: Easy Payments for All
How do you know Stripe is cool? Because every new payments company compares itself to Stripe. “We’re like the Stripe...
