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Open up a new checking account and get a free toaster. Innovative? Not! Sadly, some banks are still resorting to retro bank marketing tactics with offers of …More...

“What’s in your wallet?” Capital One hopes its new co-branded “decoupled debit” card (with rewards) will find its way to your wallet soon, right along side …More...

American Banker reported this week that after a six month test, ING Direct has launched (albeit “softly”) its Orange Mobile service, another hot offering from the …More...

Amidst today’s iPhone launch hype and hoopla, there’s also less publicized but telling news of the impact cell phones are having (and will have) on landlines …More...

  Retail giant Wal-Mart held a national kickoff of its Money Center in Atlanta this week, and launched a Wal-Mart prepaid Visa card. It’s a move designed …More...

CNET editor Andrew Lim reviews mobile phones for a living. In fact, CNET says he was born with “built in Bluetooth and spends more time reading and …More...

If you’re loading up on your favorite caffeinated drink at one of the 10,000 Starbucks locations today (as an estimated 6 million of us will be doing, …More...

Don’t be surprised if your kids soon ask you for virtual allowance so they can spend their money online. PayJr., which offers the popular VisaBuxx reloadable debit …More...

Now that summer vacations are right around the corner, can you truly unhook from your office e-leash (Blackberry, cell phone, email)? It’s not easy. One in …More...

Recent postings here have highlighted mobile banking developments for consumers. Now Wells Fargo has launched its CEO Mobile for a select group of commercial banking customers. …More...

Saturday May 11th is the 15th annual letter carriers canned food drive, where donations are accepted at the mailbox and delivered to local food banks. As reported …More...

Pay your kids, pay your bills and collect your payments all from the comfort of your cell phone? Buy stuff simply by waving your cell phone in …More...