I’ve just received yet another email stating that an account I don’t actually have has been disabled. Not a rare occurence, but this one had a couple of differences to the usual ones I receive.
Author: Rob Lewis
The Future Of Money
Wired recently published an article entitled “The Future of Money: It’s Flexible, Frictionless and (Almost) Free” which is worth a read, if you have a spare 20 minutes. But don’t believe all you read.
Fees Will Hold Back Mobile Payments
Meghan Keane at eConsultancy has some thoughts on PayPal’s new iPhone app which features Bump technology to allow users to transfer money quickly between iPhones.
PayPal iPhone App: “Bump” Phones To Transfer Money
PayPal have just released a new version of their popular iPhone application which allows two iPhone users to quickly transfer money using a “bump”.
Bank Charges: Yet Another D-Day Tomorrow
The banking issue that refuses to die sees yet another D-Day tomorrow (16th March), as the Office of Fair Trading will announce the future of bank charges.
Swoopo: Clever Auction Site or Just Pure Evil?
An article by “Undercover Economist” Tim Harford discusses the economics behind the auction site Swoopo.co.uk.
Bank Bonuses “Infographic”
Here’s a great infographic which really helps to put banker’s bonuses in perspective, from Money.co.uk.
Unemployed? There’s An App For That…
The JobCentrePlus app allows job seekers to search and locate relevant jobs from the Government’s job centre database.
Government Now Offering “Free Financial Advice”
The Government has today launched a new service, Moneymadeclear, which offers “free financial advice” over the phone, on the web and face-to-face.
Google Finance Redirecting To Hong Kong?
A few people have noticed that Google Finance has been having some problems recently, sporadically redirecting to the Hong Kong version of the site.