Is Financial Services Ready for Biometric Technology?

[avatar user=”zkazmi@elacaixa.es” size=”original” align=”left” link=”#” target=”_blank”] by Zaf Kazmi Head of Mobile Commerce, CaixaBank [/avatar] Biometrics is a big talking point at the moment as there is growing consumer dissatisfaction with PINs, passwords and general security around mobile payments. The further down the digital road we go, the more password and PIN management is required…

OTP Bank launches Digital Wallet

MasterCard and OTP Bank Hungary today announced the introduction of OTPay, the first digital wallet in Europe to leverage the application programming interface of MasterPass. This application is customized to the unique needs of the OTPay customer, making the online use of payment cards easier and more comfortable for cardholders. OTPay will provide consumers a new…

CaixaBank creates wearable banking

CaixaBank has become the world’s first bank to design an application for smartwatches (a watch device that synchronises with mobile phones). The service, which is already available for the SmartWatch 2 from Sony, allows users to follow the stock markets via their watches. The application lets users choose stocks and indices from international markets (IBEX35,…

Why are wallets failing?

[avatar user=”sirpa” size=”original” align=”left” link=”https://mobeyforum.org/dt_team/sirpa-nordlund/” target=”_blank”] <h4>by Sirpa Nordlund</h4> Executive Director at Mobey Forum [/avatar] January saw the curtailment of the first big mobile wallet to hit the market following news from O2 that is was withdrawing its service. With a lifespan of just 18 months, the O2 wallet was the first MNO wallet to make…