A Nation Living on Credit – Should We be Worried by Borrowing?
Never mind a nation of shopkeepers, as the old saying would have it, the British are now a nation of borrowers. The average household in the UK now has …
Category: Finance
GameStop Alerts Customers About Potential Credit Card Information Theft
It has been a while since we last discussed a data breach affecting credit card information. Contrary to what some people may want to believe, these types of data …
Bank of the Philippine Islands Suspends ATM Withdrawals After IT Glitch
Banks and other financial institutions all over the world have seen their fair share of computer glitches and errors. Bank of the Philippine Islands suffered from a recent glitch …
Google Will Track Offline Card Purchases to Keep Advertisers Happy
From a privacy point of view, the last thing you need is company tracking your offline payments. Most people would think it unlikely for any enterprise to do so. …
Microsoft Sues Chinese Company Over Fraudulent Payments Linked to Xbox Accounts
Avid gamers will be no strangers to the phenomenon known as “hacked Xbox accounts”. These issues date back several years, and Microsoft claims they have finally found the culprit. …
Is Cash Really Dying?
May 24, 2017
Finance, Infographics, News
As blockchain currency rises to greater prominence many people are asking the question, “Is cash really dying?” In 2016 only 24% of Americans used cash for their transactions. With …