This week saw the passing of John Shepherd-Barron, inventor of the ATM.
MBNA Launches Text Service
Credit card provider MBNA have launched a new service which allows you to get updates on your credit card texted to your mobile phone.
Video: Square In Action
Here are a few videos showing how the new tool allowing you to take card payments using your iPhone, Square, works.
Twitter Developer Leaves To Shake-Up Banking
One of Twitter’s developers has left the microblogging service to cofound a brand new US bank which aims to do things differently to the established players.
Tesco Clubcard iPhone App Updated
Tesco have made an update to their Clubcard iPhone app, allowing cardholders to view their Clubcard balance and calculate how many points you could earn.
Financial Times iPad App
The FT have developed an app for the iPad and in preparation for the launch of Apple’s latest device, they have released a demo video to show how it works.
HSBC iPhone App (Courtesy of Natwest)
Did you know that you can access your HSBC bank account using the Natwest iPhone app?
Contactless Cards: Pros & Cons
The Independent has a rundown of some of the pros and cons of using contactless payment technology.
Where Does Our Tax Get Spent?
We’ve previously featured a chart showing where all of our taxes get spent, and now thanks to the not-for-profit organisatoin Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF), there’s a website that will show you in even more detail.
Banks Need To Understand Social Media
Brett King has posted some example of banks struggling to understand and respond to social media, with HSBC, Bank Of America and ANZ the culprits.