Reflections on last 12 month activity
19 October 2011 |
Both high-street banks and niche players have continued to improve their offerings both when it comes to platforms (most banks now offer mobile web, iPhone and Android apps) and in terms of functionality.
At the present moment a set standard...keep reading
Social media in the financial services industry
04 October 2011 |
Twitter receives growing attention from financial institutions, as both the Australian ANZ bank as well as Swedish bank Skandia introduced Twitter pages. These findings were revealed in the quarterly update of our ING International Dashboard.
The ING International Dashboard compares...keep reading
Early adopters show the way
07 March 2011 |
The iPad phenomenon and how it will affect online banking forever
When we started looking at the iPad and other tablet computers recently in terms of online banking we were unsure as to what the ramifications would be for Financial Services providers. Whilst it is still early days, the early...keep reading
Why the UK banks should beware
23 November 2011 |
Earlier this month it was announced (PDF) that Selftrade, the UK-based execution only broker owned by Boursorama, had become a bank with deposit taking permissions granted by the FSA.
Selftrade’s CEO, Paul Greetham, has said that "over the next few years and subject to further FSA approval,...keep reading
04 July 2010 |
04 February 2011 |
We look at the highlights from our hot topics we report on monthly
17 January 2012 |
With the spectrum of work that Mapa produce across digital financial services, it’s only logical that we collect some of the hottest and most innovative developments into one report. This report comes in the form of a monthly bulletin and with it being the start of a new year, we wanted to...keep reading
Nordnet being the exception following the release of iPhone application with sharedealing features
30 March 2010 |
The March update of Mapa’s Swedish Internet Banking Dashboard recorded a number of interesting changes. A lot of improvements to already existing services were made but some interesting new features and services were also highlighted.
Following on from the last update from Mapa in December,...keep reading
Both high-street banks and niche players have continued to improve their offerings both when it comes to platforms (most banks now offer mobile web, iPhone and Android apps) and in terms of functionality.