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I am not going to claim mobile payments is going to eliminate cheques at all. To be honest I was more looking for a catchy phrase to start a story of cheques and why mobile might crush the popularity ...
During the normal course of business, financial institutions glean valuable data about their customers and the markets in which they operate. This data includes customer demographics, historical and c...
He’s done it again! You got to love Paul the Octopus. To those of you living across the pond and not following football (soccer) news, that’s the cute octopus-turned-oracle that managed to predict ea...
Has there ever been a better time to be a bean counter? Those who count the cash have seen their status in the organization soar to new heights as liquidity has become as important as the latest expan...
Burglars broke into more than 50 homes in the high end areas of Miami and Palm Beach. Most of the victims were out to dinner and some were victims of home invasions. The perps may have had a network ...
The report of the Expert Group on e-Invoicing only mild-mannerly pointed out that the 3-corner model can limit choices of suppliers and thus be anticompetitive. The view was that the market will for n...
WiFi is everywhere. Whether you travel for business or simply need Internet access while out and about, your options are plentiful. You can sign on at airports, hotels, coffee shops, fast food restaur...
So far, the world of digital currencies has been a little underground. Second Life’s currency the Linden dollar has the money supply of a small country and the Chinese government expressed concern tha...
When confidence plummeted along with the value of their investments, people started to track their savings more closely to preserve what they had left. Mostly, they did this online, for two reasons – ...
Yes, yes, yes, he did it, he finally made up his mind and proudly deposited his hard earned (according to him) pocket money in a bank yesterday. What am I talking about? If you have been following my ...
In developed countries worldwide, corporations are substantially increasing their holdings of cash assets. Pundits, regulators and governments are asking “Why?” Those asking the question posit that
Reading about EPC e-SEPA ambitions I have in my head two proverbs, an old Byzantine one "a Throne is Only a Golden Tomb" ...and another one... "do not teach an old dog the new tricks&q...