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The Binghamton NY Water Department could have stymied the individual's attempt to short-circuit the payment of his bill (and get some publicity along the way) if they were hooked up to their bank via ...
According to the FSA the recent HBOS share plunge was caused by traders depressing the share price and selling short with the opportunity to buy back once the rumour becomes unfounded and the market r...
On the black card data market Australian potential victims are highest priced well ahead of the UK and US much cheaper - perhaps it might provide an interesting economic indicator to follow. I would ...
The collapse of Bear Sterns has not only changed the financial industry in the US, but it's also had a number of knock-on effects in Asia. Most prominently is China’s Citic Securities decision to call...
The European Retail Round Table has warmly welcomed the announcement of the European Commission that it is opening competition proceedings against Visa in relation to its multilateral interchange fees...
Sandwich chain EAT has become the first UK retailer to go live with an integrated contactless point of sale terminal. The upgraded Chip and PIN terminal has been installed at EAT’s Moorgate branch and...
The recent stories about HBOS share price manipulation stated that stock borrowing and lending was misused to assist in the lowering of the share price. Rumors were created and circulated around the m...
Google has been offering free payment processing to Internet merchants since they launched Google Checkout almost two years ago. Merchants get free credit and debit card processing when they also use ...
I totally understand that not every customer wants additional security from the hassle point of view but I really think Abbey (and other organisations) are missing a major point. If 32% of your cust...
Interesting news last week from Ofcom, the UK communications regulator. Back in 2007, Ofcom began investigation into Abbey National making 'silent calls' to customers and issued a formal notificatio...
It's a safe bet that Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan's chief executive won't be losing too much sleep after legal snags and investor opposition forced the firm to quintruple it's offer for Bear Stearns from the...
Research by Tesco that questioned 1000 parents and their children revealed that girls over seven are ahead of boys (who have traditionally been equal with girls at that age and way ahead in older age ...