Posts with keyword: banking

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Silona Bonewald Week on IT Conversations

Tue Aug 18 07:55:00 2009

If you visit IT Conversations you'd be forgiven for thinking that it's Silona Bonewald week. Completely independently Jon Udell and I both decided to have her on our shows and scheduled her for the same week. View that as an indication of the fact that she's an interesting person. Jon talked to Silona about Citability.org, an effort to get permalinks in government documents. Scott and I talk to Silona about open banking, an effort to make banking more open and accountable. So, pop on over to IT Conversations and help us celebrate Silona Bonewald Week!
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The Longtail of Banking

Thu Jan 18 16:42:00 2007

This article from the Economist on the unbanked doesn't use the term, but what they're talking about is th long tail of retail banking. I have a friend who, a while back, didn't have any bank accounts. His life wasn't pretty. I've always had a jaundiced view of check cashing establishments--they seem to prey on the poor (and mathematically challenged). On the other hand, I have a friend who runs an emergency dental outfit and many of their customers are "unbanked." Teaming up with a check-cashing outfit allowed them to offer services to these folks--who usually don't have the
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Dresdner Bank, BYU's Partner in Germany

Mon Aug 7 14:05:00 2006

Dresdner Bank(click to enlarge) In Germany, many of the ATMs were in enclosed vestabules that required a card to enter. Some seemed OK with any bank or credit card, but others apparently needed a specific card (the bank's ATM card, I presume). In Koln, we were in a hurry to get money to catch the train to Munich and the Dresdner Bank was the one closest to the hotel. It is in the latter category, neither my bank card nor my credit card would open the door, even though I was fairly certain that once I was in, either would
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