Electronic payments crowd out checks in US: Fed
Electronic payments have surged in the United States to more than 75 percent of all noncash payments as check usage continues to fall by the wayside, a Federal Reserve report showed Wednesday.
Electronic payments have surged in the United States to more than 75 percent of all noncash payments as check usage continues to fall by the wayside, a Federal Reserve report showed Wednesday.
Business
Dec 8, 2010
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(AP) -- It's a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in.
Business
Jul 29, 2010
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"I don't have any cash on me" may no longer be a valid excuse with new credit card readers that can be used with mobile phones. In a potential boon to street vendors, mom-and-pop shops and even those who lend a few bucks ...
Telecom
Jun 3, 2010
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Square, a new venture from a co-founder of Twitter, launched Tuesday with a free application that allows anyone to accept credit card payments on a mobile device.
Software
May 11, 2010
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The last time the tech world heard from Aaron Greenspan, he was settling a trademark lawsuit in which he charged that he, not his Harvard classmate Mark Zuckerberg, had come up with the idea for an online social networking ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 5, 2010
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(AP) -- It's been nine months since I've written a check. That's not to say I'm on some 12-step program to resist shopping. My credit card bills would suggest otherwise. Rather, when I opened a new bank account in March, ...
Internet
Dec 30, 2009
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A computer glitch left Italian Post Office customers in the red by processing card transactions at 100 times their value, Italian press reported Thursday.
Other
Nov 26, 2009
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(AP) -- This week's indictment of a hacker believed responsible for the biggest retail-store data breaches in U.S. history doesn't necessarily make shoppers safer from having their credit card numbers plundered.
Internet
Aug 18, 2009
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Cash is in crisis. In Australia, it's now only used for 16% of in-person transactions, down from about 70% in 2007.
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2024
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As the festive season approaches, Dr. Joy Malala, a consumer credit researcher from the University of Warwick, sheds light on the heightened financial burden faced by vulnerable families during this period.
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2023
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