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One of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE announced the launch of Social Banking via Twitter
April 26th, 2016
Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, today announced the launch of Social Banking, offering banking services via Twitter, making it the first Islamic bank in the UAE to offer banking services on a ...
Japan to trial pay-by-fingerprint programme for tourists
April 12th, 2016
Japan is embarking on a trial of technology that will enable tourists visiting the country to pay for goods and services using only their fingerprints, according to local press reports. The government-led pilot will see tourists visiting popular places ...
The Pitfalls Of Buying Gold And Silver Online, And How To Avoid Them
April 4th, 2016
Back in 2014, online bullion dealer Tulving shocked its many customers by suddenly failing. See Coinweek’s story: How does $40M of Gold and Silver Disappear: The Collapse of Tulving Company Last week another one bit the dust: ...
The Rise of Robo-Advisors: Robo-advisor firm raises $100 Million in Funding
March 31st, 2016
If there was any doubt about the future of robo-advisors, the latest announcement from online advisor Betterment may quash it: The company says it has raised $100 million from investors in its latest round of funding. That’s the biggest round ...
Overall complaints fell by 1.4%, driven by a reduction in complaints related to current accounts and savings accounts. PPI complaints rise
March 31st, 2016
Financial services firms received 2.11 million new complaints between July and December 2015, according to new complaints data published today by the Financial Conduct Authority. Overall, there was a decrease of 1.4% in the number of complaints compared to ...
JPMorgan Chase Institute Launches Local Consumer Commerce Index of Everyday Spending in 15 U.S. Cities
March 30th, 2016
A Measure of the Monthly Year-Over-Year Everyday Spending Growth Reveals 2.3 Percent Increase in December 2015, Driven by Spending at Small Businesses and by Younger and Lower-Income Consumers Today, the JPMorgan Chase Institute released the Local Consumer Commerce Index (LCCI) – ...
R.B.S. Hires Former Barclays Lawyer as General Counsel
March 29th, 2016
The Royal Bank of Scotland said on Thursday that it had hired a top lawyer who used to work at its British banking rival Barclays to serve as its new general counsel. The lawyer, Michael Shaw, served as deputy ...
Samsung becomes latest firm to launch mobile wallet in China
March 29th, 2016
Samsung has officially launched its mobile wallet service in China, in co-operation with local vendor UnionPay. Instead of using cards, the service allows shoppers to use their smartphones to pay for in-store purchases. Last month, Apple launched its own ...
FXTM launches Persian site & adds 4 languages to MyFXTM
March 29th, 2016
Holding true to our values as a global broker with a truly local touch, FXTM has proudly introduced five new languages to its services! Persian has now joined the growing number of official languages for the FXTM website, while the ...
Santander Becomes First Uk Bank To Launch Voice Banking Technology
March 22nd, 2016
PHASE ONE WILL ENABLE CUSTOMERS TO TALK TO THEIR SANTANDER SMARTBANK APP AND ASK ABOUT THEIR CARD SPENDING Secure, simple to use, helps people easily keep track of their cash Eliminates the need to manually search through statements to ...
