Mobile Banking

Cognizant, Monitise tie up for mobile banking and payment solutions Economic Times NEW DELHI: Software services firm Cognizant today said it has formed a global alliance with Monitise to develop mobile banking commerce and payment solutions. The pact will help combine Cognizant's financial services and mobility expertise with ... See all stories on this topic »

ANZ banks on $1.5bn spending spree to win next gen customers The Australian Financial Review ANZ ... the bank will announce a mobile banking app for business and an iPhone and iPad app for same-day credit and debit card transactions as well as the trial of ANZ mobile payments using NFC technology on Android devices. Photo: Glenn Hunt ... See all stories on this topic » The Australian Financial Review

Banks May Split $50 Million Advising on T-Mobile-MetroPCS Merger Bloomberg Banks advising on Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE)'s merger of its T-Mobile USA Inc. unit with MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) may earn at least $50 million if the deal goes through, according to research firm Freeman & Co. First in line are Morgan Stanley ... See all stories on this topic »

Airtel to Introduce Mobile Money Platform AllAfrica.com Airtel Rwanda is set to launch its mobile banking platform dubbed "Airtel Money" by the end of this year as it steps up efforts to increase market share following the launch of its operations in Rwanda early this year. Marcellin Paluku, Country Manager ... See all stories on this topic »

New voice biometric authentication targets mobile banking sector NFCNews InAuth, a mobile security software provider, has released its Voice Biometrics Authentication Module. Geared to the mobile banking sector, this software provides an opt-in way to use a voice fingerprint to secure a mobile financial transaction. The ... See all stories on this topic »

Scaling mobile money in Nigeria BusinessDay To understand why there are 22 million bank accounts in Nigeria, policymakers need to understand that it is a distribution problem. This is fundamental. Otherwise, mobile banking will be hyped but remain in a 'sub-scale trap', according to Ignacio Mas ... See all stories on this topic » BusinessDay

Mobile Money "On the Move" In Africa Africa.com (blog) The mobile banking industry across Africa is proving to be the vanguard in terms of financial transaction facilitation. A recent survey of global financial habits, conducted by the Gates Foundation, the World Bank, and Gallup World Poll, revealed that ... See all stories on this topic »

ANZ Bank invests $1.5b in mobile, videoconferencing Computerworld Australia ANZ Bank will invest $1.5 billion over five years in mobile, videoconferencing and other upgrades in an effort to enhance customers' banking experience. “We know our customers prefer to do their day-to-day transactions in their own time either online ... See all stories on this topic »