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Mobile phone transaction security
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on Tuesday, 27 November 2007
While reading The Age the other day, I wasn’t surprised to read about mobile commerce finally getting a boost! The Asher Moses article was interesting and you can certainly see the consumer benefits of just pulling out your mobile and paying for everyday items. However, the old security question pops up again and although not covered at length in the article, it got me thinking about just how comfortable Australian’s might be with the security of the platform.
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Get more bang for your bucks!
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on Friday, 23 November 2007
I was reading over the The Sensis Business Index August report, a great resource for small to medium (SME’s) size businesses and it reported that managing cash flow was one of the top five concerns for SME’s in Australia.
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ASIC’s Role in the Credit Rating Debate
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on Monday, 19 November 2007
As discussed in my previous posts on credit ratings and investor education, we have seen from past research that investors often fail to read the fine print and to be honest it is pretty complicated and does not make for a good bedtime read.
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Website Down = No Access to Your Funds?
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on Friday, 9 November 2007
A recent SMH article about how customers were unable to log on to the Westpac online banking service raises issues that can affect any online banking service and their customers across Australia.
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How Much Do You Really Know About a Bank's Credit Rating?
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on Friday, 9 November 2007
Following on from my previous post on investor education about credit ratings, here is a detailed look at the research results I was talking about. The recent survey by TNS and RaboPlus of 1043 investors shows that one in two surveyed believed that Australia’s major banks have AAA credit ratings when they don't.
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My Top List of the Do's and Don'ts of Online Banking
Online Banking Security: Password security can be a multiple burden
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on Monday, 5 November 2007
You may have read about the man in Perth who stole money from bank customer's accounts by convincing them to hand over their passwords. Well it’s no surprise to me!!! Customers are lucrative sources of income to preying conmen and money laundering schemes. Banks in Australia have long ignored introducing multiple security layers to protect customers. Every day we hear stories about phishing, malware, Trojans and internet scams. Online Banking security is a hot topic that we can all do something about.
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Australian Investors Misled – Top Investment Rules
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on Monday, 5 November 2007
You may have seen news reports of two senior executives from the failed Westpoint company who will face court over allegedly misleading investors with labels of “investment bank” in their marketing collateral to raise funds.
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