All articles by Meghna Mukerjee

Meghna Mukerjee

Barclays to launch PFM tool – Barclays Money

Barclays plans to launch a new personal financial management software for its customers, Barclays Money Tools, including a range of financial management options.

UBank launches website for customers to compare spending

UBank, National Australia Bank’s (NAB) online-only subsidiary, has launched a website, PeopleLikeU, that pulls together anonymous transaction data to identify trends and allow visitors to compare their spending with that of their fellow Australians.

ICICI Bank partners Vodafone to launch M-Pesa in India

India’s largest private sector lender, ICICI Bank, and mobile telecommunications group Vodafone India have partnered to launch M-Pesa mobile money transfer service in India.

ING trials EMV-compliant web-payments

Dutch-lender ING is testing a new internet payments service for web shopping that uses the secure element in a mobile phone to authenticate online transactions.

OTP Bank Russia deploys Tieto solution for P2P payments

OTP Bank Russia has implemented a Card Suite solution by Nordic IT vendor Tieto, aiming to offer its customers Person-to-Person (P2P) payments as well as utility payments functionalities.

StanChart Singapore launches security token embedded card

Standard Chartered Bank’s (StanChart) Singapore unit has launched a payment card featuring an embedded security token for online transactions.

Sberbank launches bejewelled credit card in Kazakhstan

Russia’s largest lender by assets, Sberbank, has launched Visa Infinite Exclusive – a card made of pure gold, with pearl embossing and 26 diamonds – aimed for the bank’s top 100 customers in Kazakhstan.

Bangkok Bank becomes first Asian lender to join BIAN

Thailand’s largest bank by assets, Bangkok Bank, has become the first Asian lender to join the community of The Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) – the not-for-profit association of leading banks and vendor.

Axis Bank to offer Deutsche Bank’s FX4Cash solution

India’s third largest private sector lender, Axis Bank, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to offer Deutsche Bank’s global cross-currency payments solution, FX4Cash, as part of its suite of payment services.

BBVA to launch Visa’s V.me digital wallet in Spain

BBVA will be the first financial institution to launch Visa’s V.me digital wallet in Spain, with a trial set for November ahead of a full commercial launch in 2013.