I recently attended the Net.Finance conference in Chicago . It is, by far, one of the best conferences for those of us focused on the digital channels of financial services. Over the two and half days, there were three topics that dominated the event: Mobile, Personal Financial Management (PFM) tools, and Social Media. I'm going to specifically talk about the first two topics.
The first day of the conference focused on Mobile Banking services for customers. Jeff Dennes, SVP Chief Digita...
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Tags: Mobile Banking, Personal Finance Management, 1st Mariner Bank, Mariner360, Kevin Lynch, Mobile Money, Net.Fiance, Huntington National Bank, USAA, BBVA Compass, ZashPay
Online/Mobile Banking | Social Media
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Do you want to own a car, buy a house, have a career and be an all-around sel...
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