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TD Ameritrade’s Snapstock Connects Shoppers to Mobile Quotes PDF Print E-mail
Written by Dan Wiegand   
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 10:37

altAt this point, most mobile apps offer simplified versions of online capabilities, but mobile technology has the potential for much more. With a bit of creativity, financial services firms can identify needs that currently go unmet and develop new tools for their customers. One such example is TD Ameritrade’s new Snapstock tool. 

How Snapstock Works
Snapstock is a bar code scanning tool – to our knowledge, the first of its kind in the brokerage industry – available through the firm’s TD Ameritrade Mobile app for iPhone and Android. While out shopping, clients can scan a product’s bar code with their phone’s camera to view a quote for the company or add the company’s symbol to a watch list.
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What's the Ideal Web Experience for Today's Financial Services Consumer? - Free Slide Deck PDF Print E-mail
Written by Benjamin Pousty   
Thursday, 16 February 2012 16:47
altCorporate Insight President Michael Ellison participated in an InformationWeek webcast sponsored by Adobe that focused on online client experience best practices in the financial services industry. The webcast also featured Lakshimi Anumolu, Sr. Solutions Manager at Adobe and Nathan Golia, Associate Editor for Insurance & Technology. 

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Consulting Insights – Winter 2012 Edition Now Available PDF Print E-mail
Written by Dan Wiegand   
Wednesday, 15 February 2012 15:39
The latest edition of Consulting Insights is now available. Our cover story returns to the topic of social media, previewing the grading criteria for our upcoming Social Media Leaders report. We also highlight recent research from our new Mobile Monitor service and the re-release of the Bank Website Audit. CI's Property & Casualty Insurance Monitor team also contributes an article discussing trends in interactive coverage tools. 

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Tuesday Tips – Six Ways Life Insurance Firms Can Improve Their Coverage Calculators PDF Print E-mail
Written by Benjamin Pousty   
Tuesday, 14 February 2012 16:26
Every Tuesday, Corporate Insight releases recommendations to help financial services firms improve a key aspect of the online user experience. Recommendations are taken directly from our Monitor Reports and Consulting Services research, which cover the banking, brokerage, credit card, asset management and insurance industries.
 
This week’s recommendations come from our Life Insurance Monitor report titled Life Insurance Needs Calculators: Analyzing Public Website Life Insurance Coverage Calculators and focus on ways life insurance firms can improve their coverage calculators:

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CI Commentary – Does Jailbreaking an iPhone Pose a Security Risk to Mobile Users? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Daniel Gualtieri   
Monday, 13 February 2012 15:27
jailbreakDan Gualtieri is the Web Production Specialist at Corporate Insight and part of the Mobile Monitor team.
 
Apple’s iPhone is the most popular smartphone on the market today and there is no shortage of owners who have chosen to bypass the smartphone’s standard software by “jailbreaking” their device.  Jailbreaking an iPhone gives users access to an entirely separate app store, allowing them to download apps that are not sanctioned by Apple. 

While having access to a larger selection of apps is nice, is it safe to perform mobile banking and other information-sensitive activities on a jailbroken iPhone?
 
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January Sees Firms Unveil New Tools and Mobile Apps PDF Print E-mail
Written by Drew Maresca   
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:10
Financial firms unveiled a number of new tools, as well as mobile apps, social media promotions and websites this January. On a smaller scale, firms also announced impending changes and implemented security procedures to login processes.

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