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Wells Fargo customers use ATMs to give $1m for Japan relief efforts

Wells Fargo says its customers have donated over $1 million through its ATMs over the last 10 days to help disaster relief and recovery efforts in Japan.


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Charity begins at home?

I think this is a superb piece of lateral thinking by Wells Fargo and considering they've had the functionality in place since 2005 is quite impressive. Perhaps if a big UK clearing bank rolled out this facility in the UK they would automaticaly tick the gift aid box. Mind you, come the time for Children in Need or Comic Relief it would drasticaly reduce the visibilty of middle aged women dressed as schoolgirls or even larger chaps dressed as assorted green dragons or pink bunnies etc.  Perhaps for Comic Relief, for your contribution, the clearing banks could post jokes on your cash slip?

 

 

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Matt White
Matt White - Finextra - Toronto 24 March, 2011, 15:38Be the first to give this comment the thumbs up 0 likes

The government agrees with you Roy, although the green paper consultation is now closed so it's too late to lobby for your joke suggestion.

Which is a shame - they could have asked Vince Cable to write them after this gem: "What's the difference between a dead cat on the motorway and a dead banker on the motorway? There are skidmarks around the cat."

A Finextra member
A Finextra member 24 March, 2011, 15:48Be the first to give this comment the thumbs up 0 likes

Thats good Matt. If Mr Cable doesn't stop beating the bankers he might get more than he bargains for.

Come on people, here's your chance to air your best banker joke to go on the cash slip.

A Finextra member
A Finextra member 25 March, 2011, 13:52Be the first to give this comment the thumbs up 0 likes

Question: What do you get if you cross a Banker with a Charity?

Answer:  Don't know, its never been done.

 

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