Visible Banking News #14

On regular basis (ideally weekly), I will post a list of key news on web 2.0 & Banking.
As usual, please do not hesitate to get back to me with you comments!

NEWS - 16 July to 22 July 2007

AWARDS
* PayPal Contest to Award Best New Facebook Application - 20 July 07

BLOGGING
* Welcome William Azaroff, Vancity Social Media Guru, and NetBanker Guest Blogger - 17 July 07

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
* Value added services to enhance the customer experience - 19 July 07

EVENTS
* Why BarCampBank? - 22 July 07
* BarCampBankSeattle day one - 21 July 07
* My BarCamp Bank Topic Wish List - 20 July 07

FRAUD
* NZ banks under fire over online fraud liability - 19 July 07
* Anti-Spam: Gateway vs. Desktop - 15 July 07

INTERVIEWS
* “Make it much easier for consumers to find those institutions whose revenue models most meet their needs” | Bankwatch Interviews Marc Hedlund, Wesabe - 18 July 07
* Jerry Dischler, Google - 17 July 07
* Can e-Business Contribute to the Essence of Private Banking? - 12 July 07

LAUNCHES
* Tesco launches online used car checker - 19 July 07
* Deutsche Börse launches mobile information portal - 19 July 07
* Emirates Bank offers international remittances via SMS - 18 July 07
* Everbank's Latest Multi-Currency CD: World Energy Index - 17 July 07
* For Low income Un-banked | Emirates Bank to Launch Global Remittance Services through SMS Technology and Salary Cards - 17 July 07
* WSECU and Fuze Announce Mobile Offering - 17 July 07
* A&L launches expat Internet savings account - 16 July 07

MARKETING
* Lending Club announces $5000 video contest - 18 July 07
* Update on Prosper's referral program - 16 July 07

MOBILE BANKING
* Fundamo as a leading supplier · 21 July 07
* WAP Review - ING DIRECT Mobile Banking - 20 July 07
* Mobile Banking from the Public’s Perspective - 19 July 07
* Review of .mobi · 19 July 07
* Rwanda: Eastern Province Residents Applaud Mobile Banking - 17 July 07

NEWS
* Co-op to cut 1000 jobs as Internet challenges traditional banking model - 20 July 07

PERSONAL FINANCE
* Are New Online Personal Finance Sites Safe? - 20 July 07
* Wesabe in Newsweek - 18 July 07
* A challenge to Wesabe · 16 July 07

REPORTS
* Celent measures young adults banking usage - 18 July 07

SOCIAL LENDING
* Lenders united! - 20 July 07
* Student Loan Marketplaces Profiled in Wall Street Journal - 19 July 07
* Wiseclerk featured - Wallstreet Journal article - 18 July 07
* India Gets an Internet Lending Portal - 18 July 07
* What is Loanio? - 18 July 07
* Wall Street Journal: Options grow for investors to lend online - 17 July 07
* Micro-lending regulation in Europe - 16 July 07
* Zopa is not a Social Lender, and why that matters - 16 July 07

SOCIAL NETWORKING
* Jeremiah Owyang | “All your widgets are belong to Facebook” - 22 July 07
* Facebook vs. iPhone  - 21 July 07
* Another ‘web based platform’ | Bebo signals plan to open up to developers - 21 July 07
* Why Facebook is NOT the next Microsoft: Lending Club example - 20 July 07
* You cannot stop social networking ... even when you're dead - 18 July 07
* Social computing/ finance definitions and potential success criteria - 17 July 07

SURVEYS
* Young Adults Bank by Web and Phone - 17 July 07

VENDORS
* Tempo Debit allows institutions to establish debit card relationships with consumers other than their own checking account customers - 20 July 07
* Suriname's Godo CU chooses Comodo for Internet banking security - 20 July 07
* Green Armor unveils m-banking authentication platform - 19 July 07
* Billeo represent an example of dis-aggregated financial services - 16 July 07

VIDEOS
* Mobile Banking - A New Way to Bank - 16 July 07

WEB 2.0
* Atlassian making waves - 22 July 07
* How should Banks react to web based application providers? - 20 July 07
* Prosper.com, Zopa.com, Kiva.org: Towards a Model for Web 2.0 Insurance - 19 July 07