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Google Embarks on Mobile First Strategy – MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2010, BARCELONA – Everything that Google will create going forward will be done so through a ‘Mobile First’ lens, the company’s CEO Eric Schmidt told the largest gathering of the world’s mobile industry at the GSMA Congress in Barcelona….  Interesting bit is towards the end of article when Eric Schmidt says -

that the future of mobile is also the future of banking and finance. “It is our strategy to encourage the banking community to embrace mobile, it will help bring banking to the millions of unbanked people in developing countries.. …

Nokia + Yes Bank= Nokia Mobile Money first in India: While Google is talking about mobile and developing countries Nokia has also embarked on the journey and piloting First ever launch of Nokia Mobile Money. Another reason I find this news interesting because its Yes Bank ahead of ICICI …

There won’t be a mobile Channel in Banking anymore: Okay, going forward Mobile is important for Banks and Financial institutions (that’s news!!) … This Forrester Blog gives an interesting viewpoint  on convergence of channel Technology. Blog refers to Ubank’s case on Channel Innovation.. Must say U Bank has really come a long way in a very short period …

Spotlight on Mobile: Online Talent report from Elance throws some interesting figures like – demand for mobile development grew by 180% in 2009 and 8,800 iphone related jobs were completed in 2009 … Read more nos here

Enough of Mobile… one Facebook paypal development is worth to keep tab on … Paypal seems to be moving faster into online micropayment game …. Google move fast or else Paypal might save the newspaper industry