The Currency Scene
Using Mobile Banking Apps For Two-Way Customer Communication
- Written by: The Financial Brand
- Category: Mobile Banking
Juniper Research predicts that by 2017, there will be a billion mobile banking customers around the world. 40% of these will still take the time to get on the phone or visit their bank’s physical branches for certain inquiries. And according to research from KPMG, more than half of global banking consumers express a real desire for combined social, personalized and “human” interactions to be integrated into a bank’s online services and mobile apps.
Top 3 Bitcoin Taxation Calculation Tools
- Written by: The Merkle
- Category: Digital Currency
The bitcoin taxation season is almost upon us, which highlights a very important problem. Most people are unaware of how they should incorporate bitcoin into their tax assessment. Thankfully, there are quite a few tools available which will help users take care of these problems with relative ease. It is important to keep in mind very few countries require bitcoin users to take cryptocurrency earnings into account right now.
How Fraud Victims 'Punish' Their Banks
- Written by: Bankinfo Security
- Category: Banking
Would you leave a bank after an unauthorized charge on a credit card or a strange debit from an account? It's a question for financial institutions evaluating the impact of a security breach.
A new study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers suggests that some customers will, in fact, leave even if they receive quick refunds of losses due to fraud. The study is one of only a few correlating the impact of a fraud incident on customer loyalty.
How To Identify Bitcoin Scamming
- Written by: The Merkle
- Category: Digital Currency
Cybercriminals don’t take any breaks and now that Bitcoins are so popular, the perpetrators of Bitcoin scams are getting more and more creative.
2017 promises to be the best year ever for Bitcoin, after the cryptocurrency set some major milestones in 2016. The uncertainties surrounding its future keeps some users awake at night, but there are other perils that people should be aware of. Bitcoin scams are not exactly a novelty, but the cyber criminals are more motivated today when the crypto’s price hit new highs. Their creativity knows no boundaries and they come up with increasingly bold ways of stealing the coveted currency.
Remembering Old Concepts and Examining New Ideas for Armored Cars
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Cash-In-Transit
When someone hears the term, "Armored Car," they usually imagine the big, bulky, square, tank-like trucks that transport money to banks. But what about other types of armored vehicles? The ones used to transport other types of precious cargo -- including important people -- all around the world?
What to Consider When Converting Bitcoin to Fiat Currency
- Written by: The Merkle
- Category: Currency
When people think of exchanges to sell their Bitcoin, there are a lot of caveats to take into account. First of all, it can take a while to execute these payments, albeit most services do so within 24 hours. On the other hand, international wire transfers remain very expensive. Bitcoin can’t solve that problem when users want a bank transfer in fiat.
7 Reasons Why Your Insurance Premiums Are Rising Faster Than Your Salary
- Written by: Life Insurance Post
- Category: Markets & Metals
As he blazed/thrashed/insulted his way to the White House, one of Donald Trump’s constant talking points was that Obamacare was not working. According to Trump, it was a “disaster” that only he could fix. His criticisms have certainly been…creative.
