In Online World, Pocket Change Is Not Easily Spent
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The idea of micropayments â charging Web users tiny amounts of money for single pieces of online content â has arrived, just not in the way it was originally envisioned.
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Don't get caught with a sudden need for cash.
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Business & money: Withdrawing money from a cashpoint becoming more expensive, according to new research.
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The Motley Fool - Like many people, you may have been resisting entering the age of online banking, perhaps not wanting to pay your bills electronically. But whether you like it or not, later this month financial institutions and many merchants will be taking a big step closer to a more paperless society. We have the "Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act" (referred to as "Check 21" by those in the know) to thank for this.
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Consumers pay the price for high merchant fees.
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Device is designed for home users, but its price tag is steep.
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Gift cards have become popular with gift givers, but many arenât aware that they come packed with hidden fees that can nibble away at the initial value of the cards.
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Unless you have been living under a rock for the six months, you will have noticed that the virtual world Second Life is much in the news.  According to its home page, there are currently around 1,700,000 residents, who are spending $600,000 â that's real, not virtual, money â in the world each day.  These figures are a little deceptive â there are typically only 10,000 to 15,000 residents online at any one time, and the money flow is not a rigorous measurement of economic activity â but there is no doubt that Second Life is growing very rapidly; moreover, we are beginning to see it enter the mainstream in a way that has close parallels with the arrival of the Web ten years ago.
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People disagree about how companies should use excess cash.
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Friends and money don't always mix.
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BEIJING -- When Wang Xiaoyu set out to buy some sleek Lincoln automobiles for the small company he owns, the problem was how to pay. No dealer in China takes personal checks. Credit card limits are too low. Car loans barely exist.
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A few "harmless habits" can rob you of buckets of cash over time. Here's how to win back your money ... and sanity.
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Other people's money versus your own.
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It's not so hard to shave some serious money off your utility bills.
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As more and more people turn to the  Internet to pay bills and shop for goods and services, Dutch  financial services group ING has carved out a lead in what was  once considered the most elusive of online services: banking.
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Maybe now isn't such a bad time to get cash from your home.
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For the first time, Americans&#39; use of credit cards, debit cards and other electronic bill paying has eclipsed paper checks. The number of electronic payment transactions last year totaled