By vanko on December 25, 2011
Ancient Greece provides evidence of banking with Greek temples and some private and civic entities, conducting financial transactions such as loans, deposits and currency exchange. Credit also existed whereby a moneylender in one Greek port would write a credit note for the client who could “cash” the note in another place. There are [...]
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By vanko on December 3, 2011
Getting a job in banking can be a drawn out process as recruitment cycles often take up to 6 months and the top banks may look at hundreds of candidates for a single post and go through 2 or more interviewing stages often in addition to a competency assessment. If you already work in banking [...]
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By vanko on June 17, 2011
Banks and bank services have existed throughout history; it is believed they predate currency and traces of bank records are estimated to have been present in the third millennium B.C. In the ancient world they held grain, cattle and precious metals such as gold and are believed to have carried out their business in temples [...]
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By vanko on August 6, 2010
I just saw the commercial of that bank down our street. It is offering a free bank account! Lets take it, my wife cried out. It sounds like a great idea but before you go sign up for that account and start banking with any specific bank you should know that bank accounts are [...]
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By vanko on April 13, 2010
Some consumers are amazed when they learn that it is possible to find great online savings by choosing to do all banking needs online. There are several savings products offered through reputable financial institutions that are more than just banks. These financial institutions are one stop savings opportunities that will help people make investments and [...]
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By vanko on March 24, 2010
Some people are steadfast in their approach to banking and will only bank in a land-based bank that has a secure method of doing business. Other people have been enlightened to the online savings that are available through online banks and are savings lots of money throughout the year on many of their banking needs. [...]
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By vanko on March 11, 2010
When you are applying for a business bank account there is certain information that you must have with you when you first meet your account manager. You must give a representation of the type of business you are running and the business activities you will be undertaking.
Also it is required to give information on where [...]
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By vanko on December 27, 2009
One of the most popular New Year’s resolutions is to get organized. Yet, a few days after those resolutions are made, most people decide to move on to something else. For many people, getting organized is like taking a cold shower in that it is best done only when it has to be done. But [...]
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By vanko on December 22, 2009
Banking is a business like all others but customers these days seem at the mercy of whatever the lenders want to charge.
Yes, we can shop around but at the end of the day, they’re all in it for profit, gained by ever fluctuating interest rates. They also take risks investing our money without [...]
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By vanko on November 28, 2009
Offshore banking has now become an important segment of the international financial system. Offshore banking is simply a practice of working with an offshore bank. An offshore bank refers to a bank located outside the country where the depositor lives.
Usually, these banks may be located in such a jurisdiction with substantial financial as well as [...]
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