Financial Road Map

Personal finance - technology April 2012 Volume 1 Issue 7

Mobile technology

Depositing cheques? Soon your smartphone can help with that

By this summer, Canadians should be able take a picture of a cheque and send it digitally to the bank May 08, 2012 3:23PM EDT | 0

Banking applications

Canadians embracing mobile banking

Apps are expected to displace PC banking as staggering growth of mobile devices continues May 02, 2012 5:06PM EDT | 0

Mobile payments

Digital wallet slow to gain acceptance

Gradual uptake is due to lack of co-ordination by mobile networks, phone makers and financial institutions May 03, 2012 2:24PM EDT | 0

Online saving

Websites that help you learn how to save – on the cheap

They are free to use and take only a couple minutes to set up and personalize May 04, 2012 3:56PM EDT | 0

Security

Nine tips to help prevent mobile banking fraud

A few easy steps can ensure that your banking information isn’t compromised Apr 30, 2012 4:47PM EDT | 0

Rate of usage

Video: On-the-go banking takes off

Move to mobile banking parallels the 'big embrace' that Canadians have given to smartphones, says Kaan Yigit, of Solutions Research Group May 10, 2012 2:40PM EDT | 0

Banking

Video: How does mobile cheque depositing work?

Take out a smartphone, snap a picture of each side of the cheque, then e-mail it directly to the bank May 14, 2012 4:59PM EDT | 0

Earlier chat

Q&A: Are the days of the paper cheque over?

New technology is changing the way we bank. Steven Nogalo of NCR discussed photo cheque cashing May 17, 2012 2:10PM EDT | 0

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