All articles by Katy Maydon

Katy Maydon

Absa Bank launch financial services app

Absa Bank, South African financial services group and second largest bank in South Africa by assets, have launched a financial services app, aimed at individual and business customers.

FCA to investigate RBS IT glitches

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced on Tuesday a formal investigation into Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) IT failure which affected customers during the summer of 2011.

Greek banks face nationalisation

Greek Lenders National Bank (National Bank) and Eurobank face nationalisation following the announcement that the planned merger of the two banks has been halted.

Bank of Melbourne opens its 70th branch

April will see the unveiling of the 70th branch opened by the Bank of Melbourne since its launch in 2011.

Absa on the road and in the sky

Absa has unveiled a record-breaking size screen atop Absa Towers in the same month it launched a fully functional mobile branch after a store in the Eastern Cape was destroyed by a fire. Billy Bambrough and Katy Maydon report

ANZ announce 1 million Australian users

ANZ, developer of ANZ goMoney, Australia’s first mobile-to-mobile payment app has announced that the app now has 1m users.

Bank of America unveils video teller ATMs

Bank of America (BofA), the second largest bank in the US by assets, has announced new video ATM machines.

ING internet glitch changes account balances

It has been reported that ING have fixed the technical problem that affected thousands of their Dutch customers on 2 April and 3 April.

RBC and Interac successfully complete first NFC payment in Canada

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has teamed up with Interac, developer of Interac Flash, Canada’s only contactless debit payment system, to complete the first Near Field Communication (NFC) payment.

Bank of the West introduces log in free balance check feature

US based Bank of the West, subsidiary of BNP Paribas has launched a new mobile banking app that comes with a Quick Balance feature.