We’ve been keeping an eye out for finance related startups featured at this year’s TechCrunch Europe’s GeeknRolla event in London.
Author: Rob Lewis
Tesco To Offer Mortgages By End Of 2010
Tesco expects to be in a position to do by the end of the year, subject to approval by the Financial Services Authority.
Mobile Banking In 2020: The Future’s Almost Here
The Future of Banking blog has a scenario for the future of mobile banking in 2020, looking at what might be possible to achieve all from the screen of your mobile phone.
Behold The ATM Built Out Of Lego
Ok, so the first word you’ll think of when you see the video of this Lego ATM is: Why?
Groupon Worth $1 Billion
We’ve seen a few “group purchase” websites spring up (and disappear) over the last few months, and this must give them some incentive to keep working: US group purchase site Groupon has just been valued at $1billion.
Is There Any Real Retail Banking Innovation?
“Banks are not known for their innovation. But they better start learning, and fast…”
Use of Cash Falling, Mobiles To Takeover?
The drop in the use of cash for payments has been widely reported today, with card use on the rise, replacing cash transactions.
20 Money-Saving Apps For Your Smartphone
The Telegraph has posted some of their favourite money saving apps for smartphones (iPhone, Android phone or Blackberry).
Mint Adds Cash Spend Tracking, Still No UK Version
Mint has announced that users can now easily add cash or cheque spending details, so that you can get a better idea of where all your money is going to. But there’s still no sign of it coming to the UK.
Save.co.uk Voucher Site
A new voucher website has launched promising to be the “ultimate voucher destination”, with the “very best offers and the most reliable vouchers available anywhere online”