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- An access to credit card account via the mobile
- USA – Feb 2010
- Citibank has launched “Citi Mobile” for its cards customers. Thus, Citi credit card customers in the US can manage their card accounts via the downloadable mobile banking application for the iPhone device. more...
- Intesa Sanpaolo moves to contactless
- Italy – Feb 2010
- Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo (Setefi) has embarked on the country's first major commercial nationwide rollout of MasterCard PayPass contactless cards. more...
- PKO Bank Polski upgrades 6 million cards to contactless
- Poland – Feb 2010
- Poland's PKO Bank Polski is upgrading six million customer Visa debit cards to contactless chip and PIN. more...
- Increase in high-tech spending
- USA – Feb 2010
- According to a survey produced by Celent, the high-tech spending of North American banks will start to increase again in 2010, after a lacklustre year in 2009. more...
- A banking subsidiary in Russia for PSA
- France, Russian Federation – Feb 2010
- The French car marker PSA Peugeot Citroën has set up a banking subsidiary in Russia to finance the inventories of its dealer partners and to finance credit facilities offered to customers. more...
- Banks are gradually making inroads into the insurance market
- France – Feb 2010
- According to a survey published by Precepta, French banks are expected to continue to nibble bits of market share in traditional insurance networks. more...