Archive for September, 2008

100 M Moble Int’l Money Transfers by 2013, Migration Routes Tops, Says Juniper

September 30th, 2008 at 11:21am Under Uncategorized

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Juniper Research analysis shows the rapidly evolving market for money transfer and remittances via mobile phones. They forecast that in excess of 100m users globally will use their mobile phones to make international money transfers by 2013. These cross border mobile money transfers are currently in their infancy, but are expected to gain traction over the next two to three years, especially on migration routes such as Philippines/Middle East and Mexico/USA. Highlights from the report include:

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Canada: RBC’s Mobex Mobile Payment Service

September 29th, 2008 at 06:49pm Under Uncategorized

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Last week, RBC Royal Bank announced that it is testing a new service, RBC Mobex Mobile Payment Service, that “allows users to easily and securely send and receive money instantly using a text message on their mobile phone.” RBC is doing several smart things here - announcing a new person-to-person service that’s incrementally useful - not the “be all, end all” mobile payments service. They’re making it easy to participate and doing some smart adaptive risk management too. Read on for details.

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slamic Bank of Britain-Sending Money Abroad

September 29th, 2008 at 06:21pm Under Uncategorized

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Send money abroad with our new International Money Transfer service. No Handling fee Competitive exchange rates Available to existing customers (IBB Current or Savings account necessary) Open to Personal, Business, Charity, Masjid & Madrasah customers Minimum transaction £100 Country rules may apply Available through branch network only. Please note that you cannot send Pound Sterling, exchange of currency applies. For further details visit your local branch. More: www.islamic-bank.co

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RBC tests money transfers via text messages

September 29th, 2008 at 03:32pm Under Uncategorized

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If you want to move around small amounts of money to friends and family using SMS, Royal Bank may soon offer the service. The company is conducting a trial for its staff and analysts see no security concerns Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is testing a mobile payment system that lets users transfer up to $100 per transaction using text messaging but the security measures may actually discourage users, according to one analyst. The bank says its Mobex Mobile Payment Service is designed for payments

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XPress Money – Money transfer System in Maldives

September 28th, 2008 at 02:48am Under Uncategorized

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Transferring Money from Maldives to their home is one of the basic requirement for the expatriates working in Maldives. I had written about Western Union few months ago which is one of the most popular and widely used by the expatriates in Maldives. Today I was in Maldives post for some personal work and I could see lot of expatriates there sending money using Xpress Money which is similar method like the Western Union. You can go the Maldives Post office which is near the Local Marke

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An Introduction to RV Insurance

September 26th, 2008 at 09:45pm Under Uncategorized

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An Introduction to RV Insurance Insurance coverage for recreational vehicles (RVs) can be a complicated issue. RVs combine many aspects of regular traveling vehicles with aspects of a home. There are several issues that need to be considered when purchasing RV insurance. First, all conventional car insurance issues must be covered. Second, it is a good idea to insure items inside the RV as well. Other issues arise for people who live predominantly in their RV and do not have a permanent More

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paulson | dear american…

September 26th, 2008 at 11:29am Under Uncategorized

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NOTES from the UNDERGROUND No.153 | September 27, 2008 Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 800 billion dollars US. If you would assist me in this transfer, it would be most profitable to you. I am working with Mr. Phil Gram, lobbyist for UBS, who

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paulson | dear american…

September 26th, 2008 at 11:29am Under Uncategorized

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NOTES from the UNDERGROUND No.153 | September 27, 2008 Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 800 billion dollars US. If you would assist me in this transfer, it would be most profitable to you. I am working with Mr. Phil Gram, lobbyist for UBS, who will be my replace

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Visa gunning for your phone, announces Nokia and Android plans

September 26th, 2008 at 04:34am Under Uncategorized

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Filed under: Software, Nokia, AndroidNeither mobile banking apps nor mobile payment technologies are anything new, but the depth of Visa’s newfound commitment to anything and everything mobile here is pretty unique. The company has announced a slew of initiatives to make it as frighteningly easy as possible for cardholders to do cool things with their accounts right from their phones starting with the launch of the Nokia 6212 Classic next month, which will serve up NFC-based contactless payment

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Visa Showcases Its View on the Future of Money

September 25th, 2008 at 11:26am Under Uncategorized

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Visa today hosted an innovation briefing in New York, during which the company showcased advances in electronic payments that it says are “creating a future of “better money” that is more convenient, more reliable and more secure than cash or checks.” Visa was joined by a number of prominent innovators including Google, Intel, Nokia and Singapore Post Ltd.

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