Archive for AmEx
Checking vs. Prepaid Cards: Threat or Opportunity?
Many banks worry prepaid will cut into their checking business. Some are diving in, while others are sitting on the sidelines, unsure how they want to play the game.
10 Great Tablet Banking Features Enhancing The Customer Experience
Banks are rolling out iPad banking functionality incorporating many aspects of the branch experience that were previously unavailable in the mobile channel.
Best of the Web: Visual Trends | À-La-Carte Fees | Fate of Branches
A free webinar on visual trends in banking... Banks are getting creative with fee models... Pundits debate the fate of branch networks... 36 stories total!
Experiments With Pinterest In Retail Banking Fail Miserably
A year ago, banks and credit unions were pressured to hop on the bandwagon. But one year later, has anyone capitalized on the promise of Pinterest? No.
The Top 10 All-Time YouTube Videos In Banking
The top 10 retail banking videos have all been viewed at least 2.8 million times. Visa, E*Trade and four non-U.S. banks make the list.
Differentiate Or Die: Boring Banks Need Brand Personalities
Consumers view most banking brands as undesirable and undifferentiated, making the battle cry ‘Differentiate or Die’ more relevant than ever for financial institutions.
In Brief: Kersplat! Eeek! Perks Slashed!
CD rates finally smack the sidewalk... Chase retreats from the student loan market... SunTrust slashed perks on checking accounts... Plus 35 more headlines!
In Brief: Too Crooked To Fail | $4 Gas | Goodbye Pennies!
Is BofA too crooked to fail? ...At $4 per gallon, it's time to give fuel away in your promos …Canada cuts pennies from circulation. Plus 37 more headlines!
In Brief: Bank Transfer Day | Chasing Unicorns | Couch Banking
Another study examines the impact of Bank Transfer Day… Searching for the ROI of social media is like chasing unicorns… Banking from home on iPads… and 39 other headlines.
In Brief: Stop Whining | Women | Learning From Apple
Banks need to stop boo-hooing about new regs… Why you can't market financial services to women… What Apple teaches about branching… Plus 37 more stories.
In Brief: Mail Fail | Outlook 2012 | Clicks or Bricks?
One of the worst letters sent to a bank customer ever... Deposit and demographic forecast broken down by region... Experts debate the fate of branches… 38 more headlines.
In Brief: Trust Paradox | 2012 Resolutions | Facebook National Bank
Consumers trust their own bank, but not banks in general… Experts offer advice for 2012... Will Facebook launch its own bank? Plus 33 more headlines.
In Brief: 9/11 Facebook App | Deconstructing the Branch | Dollars ‘n Donuts
AmEx creates a Facebook app commemorating the 9/11 terror attacks… Wells Fargo exec candidly examines the future of branches… Citizens puts a branch in Dunkin Donuts… Plus 32 more headlines.
The Top 35 Banks on Facebook
The top 35 banks on Facebook claim nearly nine million fans among them. Of those, 71%, or 6,259,027 fans, belong to the top three. But those pages with the most fans don't have much (if
The Top 10 Most Valuable Bank Brands in the US
A study by Brand Finance puts BofA atop the list of most valuable bank brands in the US, at $30.6 billion. Who else made the top 10?
Study Shows Social Media Sentiment Towards Banks Turns Positive
A research report from Serendio looks at over 300,000 online conversations to calculate and rank bank’s reputations.
Headlines, snapshots and misc. stories of interest
Totally not shocking: Financial brands plummet in value Market capitalization of the world’s top 500 financial services brands dropped $3.9 trillion –or 51%– while brand value fell $218.1 billion, down 32%, according to Brand Finance’s
Headlines And Stories About The Financial Meltdown
Here are recent stories of interest from around the web. Click on the hotlinked headlines to read more. Schiff predicts every aspect of today’s meltdown in 2006 Peter Schiff. If you didn’t know his name
Gen-Y Twins, Membership Soars, ‘Rewards’ Return, Bees
Here are this week’s branding and marketing stories of interest from around the web. Click hotlinks for the whole story. Texas Twins: Similar Gen-Y programs raise tough questions What’s Behind All This Growth? Credit unions
