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e-Payments make significant inroads in African nations
Date: Jan 10, 2013GhIPSS and NIBBS seek to create a cashless, electronic payment society through the roll-out of new electronic payment initiatives.
Author: Magessan Raj
Categories: Channels, Payments, Technology & Operations, Transaction Banking
Keywords: GhIPSS, Archie Hesse, ezwich, PDS, GACH, NIBSS, CBN, Adebisi Shonibi, ADD, NIBSS e-BILLLspay, m-Pesa
Indonesian transaction banks intent on improving host-to-host connectivity in 2013
Date: Dec 18, 2012Proceedings report from The Asian Banker Breakfast Roundtable Dialogue in Jakarta on key competitive factors and IT investment focus for Indonesian transaction banks.
Author: Levina Lim
Categories: Cash, Treasury & Trade, Indonesia, Operational Risk & Security, Payments, Technology & Operations, Trade Finance, Transaction Banking
Keywords: MIS, STP, Value-Added Connectivity, Delivery Mechanisms
Interview transcript: Richard Braddock, Executive Chairman, Mozido
Date: Sep 27, 2012Richard Braddock, Executive Chairman of Mozido discusses the organisation’s business model, reaching the unbanked segment, as well as innovation and leadership in the current marketplace.
Categories: Channels, Innovation, Mobile Banking, Retail Banking, Technology & Operations
Keywords: Richard Braddock, Mozido, Customer Behaviour Analytics, NFC, Mobile Commerce, mVault TM, MoneyGram, TCS, Michael Liberty, Citibank, Priceline
Burmese banks launch overseas exchange services
Date: Feb 09, 2012Four private banks in Myanmar are launching money exchange services in three ASEAN countries, creating secured channels for remittances from Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
Author: Wong Wei Han
Categories: Exchanges, FX market, Markets & Exchanges
Keywords: Overseas Exchange Services, Ayeyawaddy Bank, Kanbawza Bank, Asian Green Development Bank, Cooperative Bank, forex
Customer centric execution key consideration to successful mobile banking propositions
Date: Jul 14, 2011Convenience of use and a product offering that gels with customer lifestyle are some of the crucial considerations for those pursuing mobile banking.
Author: Manob Gupta
Categories: Banks We Like, Mobile Banking, Retail Banking
Keywords: Absa Bank, Price sensitivity, Value added services, Customer centricity