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(The following is an anecdote from recent future) I was only 10 years old when I got my first tab. It came preloaded with MyBank app. The MyBank app contained free Virtual Currency Credits which I cou...
One of the biggest headaches that companies face today is the posting and reconciliation of payments. Details such as invoice number, customer account, and other key information that help explain the ...
I read an article ”Do We Need Better System Integration or Fewer Systems to Integrate?” byTerence Roche, co-founder of Cornerstone Advisors and contributor to Gonzo Banker. In the article he says, “I...
The Post Office’s foray into financial services is picking up pace. Building on the success of the Travel Money Card, it launched the Post Office Money Card - a prepaid MasterCard with support from Ra...
Can you hack cleaning up the mess a hacker makes after infiltrating your computer? Would you even know the first thing to do? And yes, YOU’RE computer CAN be hacked. After the attack, locate the por...
One of the biggest aggravations involved in dealing with banks and credit card issuers is their security checking process when you contact their call centre. Questions, questions, so many questions. S...
Brazil’s status as one of the world’s most vibrant tiger economies is well known, but its hosting of a certain international football tournament this summer has further highlighted the region as being...
When a new financial regulation starts to appear in draft form, getting to grips quickly with its most critical elements is vital, in order to gather the spirit of its intentions as well as to be able...
There’s been a lot of talk recently about banks and fund groups preparing an assault on the UK platform market. This is something that we’ve seen coming for a while and we know banks and fund groups a...
All talk and no action? Is anyone actually using their mobile device to pay at the point of sale? Everyone’s talking about the brave new world of payments. The mainstream press and even my family seem...
The Fed’s tapering of the Quantitative Easing (QE) program, followed by the tightening of the ‘easy-money’ policy by other central banks around the world, would indicate that the financial crisis has ...
Twenty percent of the world’s population is “on” Facebook—that’s well over a billion people Top 10 Most Popular Facebook Scams Profile visitor stats. It’s all about vanity. It doesn’t take long for...