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PayPal stands to gain in the short term. But a gold rush in identification services is the long-term play.
Addison Avenue + Wesabe Groups = PFM + Online Q&A
Reviewed and written by Jeff Stephens, CEO/Creative Brand Communications Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union recently partnered with personal financial management firm Wesabe to offer Addison Avenue Groups, an online initiative hosting a variety of discussions on financial topics where people can answer each other’s questions and offer advice. Groups cover broad subjects like “Buying a […]
Westpac Resurrecting Dead Brand for Online Direct Arm?
Australian bank Westpac is considering reviving the Bank of Melbourne brand it retired years ago following an acquisition. Westpac is reportedly planning to relaunch the Bank of Melbourne as on online internet direct bank. “The idea is to use the Bank of Melbourne as an online deposit store with price-leading offers,” a Westpac insider told […]
3 Online Social Media Sites Offering Recession Help
Three financial institutions recognize customers need help following last year's recession. Here are their creative marketing campaigns.
ING Stacks Consumers’ Finances Against Peers
A new, free web-tool from ING, INGCompareMe.com, uses peer data to let people see where they stand on a wide range financial matters including savings, spending, investing, debt and planning. (See screenshots below.) When you’re done answering questions, you can ask ING to generate a PDF report with your results (shown right). If you answer […]
More Credit Unions Move on Mobile Banking
Soon enough, every financial institution is going to be on the mobile phone. Credit unions are already buckling up for the new trend.
Credit Union Names SMS Banking Product ‘Textus’
Mount Lehman Credit Union is calling its mobile banking SMS service 'Textus'. Where did the name come from?
