Singaporean bank DBS is seriously pushing forward its social media efforts with a massive Facebook Places and check-in deals competition that encompasses its customers in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, Jakarta, and Mumbai. The social media campaign invites DBS users to check-in to certain ‘DBS places’ to earn points and unlock surprise deals that the bank has arranged with stores and venues. The user in each country who has amassed the most points by the time the campaign closes - on September 5th - will each win a trip to one of ...
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Jun 28 2011
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Nokia Ships Phones With Mobile Banking Service in India
Nokia’s Mobile Money will be preloaded in all the phones in India starting today. In a nutshell, Mobile Money allows new Nokia phone owners to transfer funds, pay bills or receive money. This functionality becomes very useful in India since most banks don’t have branches in the rural area and of course the people who live in the rural regions need access to credits. Mobile Money becomes the bridge to provide convenience to both the banks and the people. To date, India had 827 million mobile connections at the end of April ...
Apr 1 2011
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Standard Chartered’s Breeze App Now Includes Wishlist
We are hearing all the good stuff about the Standard Chartered’s iPhone Breeze app, a mobile banking application aims at making banking simple, personal, and convenient. It is voted not just said. The Breeze App gets 4 out of a possible 5 stars in 284 ratings at the App Store. It gets better as the Breeze app’s journey towards providing a better banking experience continues with the Wishlist, a new feature which allows users to work towards savings goals without having to open a new account for each one. It is ...
Mar 5 2011
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Online Banking Surges in Southeast Asia
A study by comScore on the Internet Usage in Southeast Asia revealed that an increasing number of consumers switched to online banking during the year 2010. The study, which includes six markets -Malaysia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines, stated that the online banking category grew by double-digits percentages. Of all the six countries surveyed, Indonesia recorded the largest growth of 72% from 435,000 to 749,000 unique visitors in 2010. Malaysia, home to the largest total number of online banking users, climbed by 16 percent to 2.7 million visitors. ...
Oct 27 2010
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Banks and Technology
The process of rushing, queuing and waiting for bank tellers is slowly becoming history. Internet banking has brought us much convenience, especially when we need to perform an urgent transaction on the spot. According to ComScore, Canada is the world’s top country in terms of online banking penetration. 2 out of every 3 Internet users access banking services through the Internet. Netherlands and France held second and third placing respectively. This trend is fascinating considering how people were so skeptical about online banking a decade ago. Security is the most prevalent issue ...
Oct 21 2010
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Citibank’s Smart Banking Model Uses iPads and iPhones in Asian Market
Mobile devices such as iPads and smartphones have opened windows of opportunities to better reach and enhance consumers’ experience. In the banking industry, Citibank is the first to initiate what it calls the “smart-banking” model in the Asia-Pacific region. New Citibank branches are equipped with interactive touch panels, video-conferencing capabilities and full-service banking from devices such as iPhones and iPads. To stay wireless, Citibank’s smart banking model is also supported by telecom partners such as Vodafone (India), M1 (Singapore) and Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan). The Asia-Pacific region is an important market in terms of profitability ...
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The M-Commerce World Summit 2010
Roderick Low is a social media coach and trainer at Expeditus Media. He helps small and medium businesses make sense of the social web and equip them with the skills, tools and strategies necessary to reach out and connect to their target audience. The world of digital marketing is certainly moving fast ahead. While many are still trying to figure out how to leverage on new media, others are already moving social networks to the mobile platform. That brings us to one of the biggest events in 2010 - the M-Commerce World ...
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