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Moven gives sneak peek of new mobile banking app

At Finovate in London tomorrow, banking and budgeting startup Moven will give people a glimpse at what its app and Web products look like as it gears up for a February 25 closed beta release. Continue...

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The Future of TV is Immersive

Innovation insights come in the strangest of places. Just yesterday I was going through the Xbox Marketplace for a game that might entertain my two year old, Jenson. What I came across was something...

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‘Back’berry or Black’bury’ What’s in Blackberry’s future?

BlackBerry 10 has arrived but is it too late? There is no doubt that there are still scores of dedicated BlackBerry users that will hold out for a bit longer for an improved smartphone. But the...

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Help Educational Empowerment in Pakistan

In June this year, I will join a team to trek up Nanga Parbat (Naked Mountain), the ninth highest peak in the world towering at 8125m and one of only 14 on the planet that are above 8000m. Located in...

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Are Smartphones designed for humid countries?

Are Smartphone built for humid countries? I think not... Proof, my 3 month old Samsung Galaxy S3 died today requiring me to visit the service centre. Continue ReadingThe post Are Smartphones designed...

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Mutuals Lead Digital Innovation In Australia

TSWG put on a stella event, showcasing a unique leap forward in the Australian financial services industry. The opening act by Nicholas Demos from RAMS blew me away. RAMS have not only made huge leaps...

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Tailoring Mobile Financial Services

I'm often asked about recipes for product success. So I thought I'd share one of my most success presentations on how to approach a new market. Tailoring mobile based financial products to any market...

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Mobile Payments Mistakes & How To Avoid Them

Mobile phones are one of the greatest devices ever invented. They mobilize the power of computing and allow us to live and work out of our hip pockets. And as e-commerce has evolved into mobile...

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Moven @ Finovate

At FinovateEurope 2013, we are demonstrating the Moven mobile banking experience along with how CredScore® and our Spend, Save, Live tools will help consumers manage and improve their financial health....

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Bailouts & Pony Ups, Are Cracks Forming In The Financial Systems?

The recent years have seen multiple cracks appear in a system that we've all trusted for centuries, the financial system. Decades of debt upon debt have raised heightened sensitivity to the actions and...

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What Facebook Home means for banks, and service providers

The world of social media & networks just took a huge leap forward, as Facebook, the largest social network in the world unveiled Facebook Home. Labeled the “next version of Facebook” it brings a...

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An Idea Grows, The Intersection of Banking, Design and Technology

What was merely only a dream in Rob Findlay's head a year and half ago has grown to a global benchmark community and events, amongst one of the oldest industries feels the stress of an uncertain future...

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Blackberry CEO goes Kamikazi

In five years I don't think there'll be a reason to have a tablet anymore" comes in the face of record tablet sales for industry leaders Apple, Amazon and Samsung. And in a world where computing...

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Samsung’s Galaxy Getting Crowded

Adding to the dense competitive market, the Galaxy line has also seen dozens of new product launches as Tabs, Notes and Cameras offer devices with a huge variety of specs. Whether it a budget tablet or...

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New Service, Same Problem. Uber Fails The Singapore Rain Test

It’s 6:16pm on a Tuesday night. I’m meant to be headed to an event by Frog Design and VISA tonight at The Arts House in Old Parliament Lane. But we have a problem. Wind the clock back to 2012, and ask...

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Design for Serendipity

Scott Bales from Moven and Jin Zwicky from OCBC Bank highlight just how effective good design can be in achieving serendipitous moments for customers. Published in EFMA Journal 238 Continue ReadingThe...

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WING catches fire

In a recent article in the Phnom Penh post, WING CEO Anthony Perkins shared Wing is on track to process a billion dollars in 2013 after Wing’s domestic remittance product has “caught fire” and has been...

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FinTech Startups Will Change Banking & Finance

It's great to have InnoTribe back in Singapore, as we search for great innovators and entrepreneurs that can progress the FinTech space. Something that has been rather weak in Singapore given its...

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Point of Sales Competition Heats Up

After watching its rivals Square and Groupon play their hands earlier today, PayPal announced a program that allows merchants to trade in their old payment processing equipment in exchange for new...

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Google Me, Looking At Google I/O’s Impact On Our Lives

This week marks Google I/O, their largest event of the year. And Google used it to drop a metric ton of Google all over us. Sorting through it press releases, keynotes and product demos, it's clear...

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