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I’ve discussed what I believe will be a few trends in 2010, so let’s now discuss a few brands that made an impact in 2009.
In no particular order:
CME Group

By far, one of the leaders in social media when it comes to the financial sector is Allan Schoenberg over at CME Group. From the [...]

While 2009 saw a number of companies take an innovative step in the interactive world, for the most part, a fear of the unknown and regulation played a large role in companies taking cautious steps.  I think 2010 will see a lot of advancements, I do not think it’ll be a groundbreaking year for the [...]

BBVA Compass Bank has begun testing video work stations in six of their branches. These work stations allow for mortgage applicants and investment services to be done via a video screen, without being in front of a physical banker. Such innovation could eliminate staffing issues/needs within their retail sector.
There’s been a lot of commentary on [...]

At the PayPal Innovate conference in San Francisco, PayPal announced that it currently supports 24 currencies. As online commerce, and the online space itself, continues to grab more market share of how people do business, payment processing remains a highly contested market for financial institutions and financial service companies.
PayPal operates in over 190 markets, 17 [...]

iFinance had the opportunity to sit down with Jon Gaskell, president and co-founder of SmartyPig. The actual interview occurred prior to Finovate, an event SmartyPig was presenting at, so Gaskell suggested that we wait until after the event due to important changes that were going to be announced.
SmartyPig is essentially a Web 2.0 financial services [...]