mobile banking in news
HSBC dreaming on the iPhone?
News Global banking giant HSBC is considering ditching the BlackBerry and adopting Apple's iPhone as its standard staff mobile device, a move that could result in an order for some 200,000 iPhones. Should HSBC select the iPhone as its official corporate... [14 Aug 2008]
Generation Y setting tech agenda
News During the past three months, 69 per cent of Generation Xers have shopped online and 65 per cent used online banking - more than any other group. Generation Y consists of 18- to 28-year-olds who are leading the way in technology adoption with nine... [25 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News Barnaby Davis, director of electronic banking at Barclays, said last year that the arrangement was intended to limit the damage that could be caused by someone using stolen bank details. Barclays digital banking director Sean Gilchrist said the... [18 Jul 2008]
Mobile banking set to boom
News Mobile banking is set for rapid growth over the next three years with the number of global mobile banking transactions predicted to ramp up from 2.7 billion in 2007 to 37 billion by 2011, according to analyst house Juniper Research. [18 Jun 2008]
RIM quiet on touchscreen BlackBerry rumours
News RIM is banking on the Qwerty keyboard to keep its users happy - despite Apple's success in creating truck-loads of chatter around its touchscreen iPhone. Mobile in pictures Check out silicon.com's latest mobile photo stories here… diams... [14 May 2008]
Mobile banking set for boom time
News The number of people accessing banking services via their mobile phones will increase tenfold over the next four years according to Juniper Research. Around 816 million consumers are forecast to be using mobile banking services by 2011. [16 Apr 2008]
Mobile malware: The threat exists
News Likewise, users of mobile services - such as banking and mobile ticketing - display raised levels of security concern. Users are most concerned about the security of mobile banking and payments services (55 per cent), followed by multimedia... [11 Feb 2008]
First Direct banks on Apple
News The bank is also currently testing its mobile banking application on the Nokia N95 smartphone. First Direct is now offering its online banking services through Apple's Safari web browser, as well as on the recently launched iPhone and iPod Touch. [24 Jan 2008]
2008: Crunch time for IT jobs?
News While demand for tech workers to fill vacancies is still strong, one sector where there has been some softening is banking, according to recruitment consultancy and outsourcing service provider Harvey Nash. [10 Jan 2008]
TfL and Nokia to roll out 'Oyster phone' trial
News The same technology has recently been incorporated into some new banking cards so that they can be used in shops for contactless payment of small amounts. Upcoming trials will see passengers on the London Underground use a mobile handset as a... [26 Nov 2007]
Would you spot £1,000 missing from your account?
News The survey was sponsored by mobile banking specialist Monilink. Most Brits are "finance-phobic" and would fail to notice if £1,000 went missing from their bank accounts. A survey of more than 1,000 consumers found just 14 per cent check their bank... [22 Nov 2007]
Mobile banking doesn't do it for Europe
News Mobile banking could be failing to capture the imagination of consumers, according to a survey of 2,500 retail financial services customers across Europe. Only five per cent of the sample said mobile banking is the channel of choice. [09 Nov 2007]
Mobile phone payments set to rocket by 2011
News Already in the UK, a number of plastic 'wave and pay' cards have been introduced this year and a mobile banking service from Monilink will be pushed in 2008. Mobile phones will be the payment method of choice for 50 million consumers worldwide by... [30 Oct 2007]
'Security not just about user education'
News A Trojan could be sitting undetected in a user's system until it gets activated, for example when a user logs into a banking website. Runald also noted that the technology is available to cause serious damage on mobile devices: "All the pieces are... [15 Oct 2007]
RBS, NatWest customers get to go mobile
News Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBSG) will launch a mobile banking service in September for 13 million debit card-holding RBS and NatWest customers.silicon.com Financial Services The service will be offered in collaboration with MoniLink, the joint... [15 Aug 2007]
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