Archive for 2007
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P2P lending gaining global traction
Peer to peer lender Zopa has launched in the US, following a tie-up with 6 US-based credit unions. The setup means Zopa can offer investors a deposit guarantee, setting it apart from its major local competitor, Prosper.Zopa has also launched an offering in Italy, with a similar model to that offered...
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100% Eco Friendly Car Insurance
The number of green financial services products and options appearing in the market continues to grow. The most recent entry into the market is the latest direct product offering from Australian Insurance Holdings. IBuyEco is Australia’s first 100% carbon neutral car insurance. Partnering with Gre...
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Women, banks, confidence & websites…
ANZ research has found that making complex decisions about investment and wealth creation is outside the comfort zone of many women. The research reveals that women want to build their financial knowledge and prefer to shop around using the Internet to inform their decisions.ANZ’s latest mini-site...
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Vote of no confidence in the trust centre?
Reports are filtering through that the Westpac-funded trust centre has lost Westpac’s support and funding.Three of the trust centre’s senior staff have defected to start their own consulting firm.I’ve written extensively on the trust centre before (both on this blog and in Online Banking Revie...
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Will PayPal Mobile Checkout drive more mobile banking activity?
PayPal has launched its Mobile Checkout service in Australia with plans to leverage its 5 million strong account base and spearhead the local development of mCommerce.PayPal Australia managing director Andrew Pipolo told Online Banking Review: “We have had a number of issues restraining mobile com...
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M-Com signs Washington Mutual
New Zealand based mobile technology company M-Com has signed its first US client.America’s 6th largest bank, Washington Mutual, will use M-Com to deliver an end-to-end mobile banking and payments platform, beyond the basic WAP site on offer from many of the bank’s competitors.The bank has 17 mil...
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Where have all the URLs gone?
Many of the current banking television commercials appear to be running with the URL in the call to action. Current television commercials for Suncorp, St George, Westpac and NAB are running without the inclusion of the URL in their call to action.Bank of Queensland and ANZ stand out as the only lar...
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Another banking blog for customers
RaboPlus, the direct local arm of Dutch banking giant Rabobank, has launched a blog.Customers can communicate directly with RaboPlus Australia head of financial services Bryan Inch.Inch says the blog represents the group’s commitment to bringing customers into the conversation.”It is important t...
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First Australian peer-to-peer lender goes live
Peer-to-peer lender iGrin has quietly launched as it prepares to take on the Australian banking industry.CEO Phil Hopper, a former exec manager in CBA’s global markets, told Online Banking Review the privately funded start-up has set out to build Australia’s first and best P2P banking community....
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Do you know your stripper name?
Fun Facebook applications, including ‘Your Stripper Name’, ‘Your Pornstar Name’ and ‘Your Superhero Name’ are the latest source of information being targeted by fraudsters seeking identities to exploit.These Facebook tools use the combination of pet name/street name/mother’s maiden nam...
