Archive for December, 2019
Nine years ago to the day, I wrote the post below, in which I offered some predictions about the future of mobile banking. I’d say the predictions held up pretty well. The Future of Mobile Banking (2010) With every technological advance, there’s never a shortage of cheerleaders predicting around-the-corner marvels. Their timeframe of choice […]
I shall open with something of a circular observation: If it weren’t for digital technology, there could be no Internet commerce. Lest you think I’m being too obvious, I’m not talking about payments via wearables, portables, laptops, or desktops, vital though they are. I’m talking about a morass that would be all but impenetrable without […]
Here’s a poignant, year-end reminder I shared in 2017. * * * In a hollow in the snowy ground This time of year it’s traditional, and I am inclined, to offer a holiday thought. I admit to a bit of apprehension. Of late, what one says or fails to say has the potential […]
This just in from Associated Press: This year’s Black Friday was the biggest ever for online sales, as fewer people hit the stores and shoppers rang up $7.4 billion in transactions from their phones, computers and tablets. That’s just behind the $7.9 billion haul of last year’s Cyber Monday, which holds the one-day record for online […]