We’ve talked a lot about mobile phones replacing our wallets, but perhaps it’s not the end of the line for the humble leather money-holder.
Google Credit Card Rate Emails
More on Google’s new service to email you the latest credit card rates, taken from their “comparison ads” which appear when searching for certain terms.
Hedge Fund To Use Twitter To Predict Markets
A recent research report has concluded that by analysing Twitter, it could predict the closing price of the Dow Jones index with pretty impressive accuracy. Now this research is going to be put to the test will real money.
Citibank Branch Of The Future
Mashable has the details of a new bank branch launched by Citibank in Union Square, New York, dubbed the “bank of the future”.
Google Offering Credit Card Rate Email Updates
Google is risking treading on more of its advertisers toes by offering email alerts to let you know of changes in credit card rates.
Will A Google Phone Be Your Next Wallet?
Google has acquired a very small, barely up and running startup company that had some interesting patents in mobile payments.
Predictions For 2011, From 1931
This is a little off topic, but there are some interesting predictions for 2011 from the New York Times, 80 years ago.
Monitor Your Portfolio In Google Docs
FiveCentNickel in the US recently took a look at how to track your portfolio in Google Docs, so I thought I’d have a look and see if it worked for UK shares and funds.
Visa Launches “In2Pay” Smartphone Mobile Payments
Following 18 months of testing in the US, Europe and Asia, Visa has made its “In2Pay” smartphone mobile payment chip commercially available to financial institutions.
Replace Cheques With Another “Paper-Based” Payment?
The UK Payment Council has been keeping itself busy pondering how to minimise the effects of the loss of the humble cheque, and they’re planning a revolutionary replacement; a “paper-based” alternative.