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Here’s a picture of the three envelopes I received in the mail from PNC yesterday: If you can’t tell from the small picture, one envelope says I qualify for an introductory APR of 0.99%, another says 1.99%, and a third was blank on the cover, but opening it revealed a surprise – only 4.99%! Last…

Rural banking in India

Jan 22, 2009

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Bank, Bank account, Business and Economy, India, Interactive voice response, Mobile phone, Short message service

Image by Dipanker Dutta via Flickr I’ve been clearing out my ‘read later’ queue today, and came across another excellent post by ReadWriteWeb. This one is on a rural banking innovation Called Cashnxt. If I remember correctly, the majority of Indians do not have a bank account today (I remember a figure of 70%). While…

Consider this an opportunity to learn about the world of finance

Nov 25, 2008

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#finance, Bank, Citibank, financial crisis, Financial market, Investing, Stock market, Wall Street

Image by LunaDiRimmel via Flickr Over the last few months, we’ve seen a roller coaster ride of unequaled magnitude in the financial markets. Having been in the institutional banking world myself, I’ve had many friends and colleagues ask me if I can make sense of what is going on out there. Many are just worn…

Who says banks aren’t lending?

Rural banking in India

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