Online banking has been around for a while now, but many people have been slow to take advantage of it until recently. With people having such hectic schedules they are turning more and more to their computers to get things done.  With online banking being so convenient many people are finding it hard not to [...]

Quicken is a popular accounting software that is used by many people for tracking personal as well as business transactions. It also has the benefit of working well with online banking.
First you’ll need to setup an electronic check register. This will be very much like a regular check register with a few exceptions. One big [...]

Did you know that online banks can now provide you with virtual safe deposit boxes? Yes, it’s true but is still a fairly new concept that became popular after the devastating hurricanes a couple of years ago. At that time a lot of people were looking for ways to protect their important documents.
Just like at [...]

Making a cash deposit to your online bank account is going to work a little differently than when you make a deposit at your traditional bank.  Since obviously you cannot send a check or cash directly from your computer, other methods will need to be used.
These methods can vary depending on your online bank.  For [...]

With the growing popularity of online banking even people who maintain a traditional bank account also use the online banking options as well. While it’s true there can be some disadvantages to online banking many of these problems begin with the consumer.
For instance there are still a number of people who won’t use online banking [...]

Microsoft has unveiled new technology that will allow standard, non-”smart” phones to run applications such as Facebook or Twitter.
Designed for emerging markets, the OneApp software can be downloaded just like a new ringtone.
Rather than an application store like those offered by many manufacturers and networks, OneApp will offer a standard set of apps decided by [...]

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) In the midst of a row over tainted money stashed in banks in Switzerland, the government today said it will begin talks with that country in December for amending the relevant treaty and it was not interested in a “roving inquiry”.
“We are pursuing with the Swiss authorities and after our [...]

Indian markets continued to remain under pressure as intense profit booking was seen in high beta stocks in realty, metals and auto space. Correction in global markets on concerns of economic recovery, sharp fall in Chinese markets and drought situation back home hurt market sentiments.
At 12:45 pm, Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex was at 14983.33, down [...]

The rupee fell 0.7% 48.585 per dollar as of 9:52 a.m. It earlier touched 48.635, the weakest level since July 20
Rupee declined to a four-week low as disappointing economic data from US and Japan deterred investment in domestic shares.
The rupee fell 0.7% 48.585 per dollar as of 9:52 a.m. It earlier touched 48.635, the weakest [...]

India’s largest bank, State Bank of India, on Friday said that it was launching a three-month long home loan campaign at attractive interest rates and zero processing fee to facilitate home buyers during the forthcoming festival season.
Christened SBI My Home Campaign, it will be launched tomorrow, a press release issued here said.
The public sector lender [...]

Satyam Computer on Wednesday plunged into a deep crisis, as B Ramalinga Raju resigned as its Chairman after admitting to major financial wrong-doings and saying his last-ditch efforts to fill the “fictitious assets with real ones” through Maytas acquisition failed.
The beleaguered IT giant, already under scanner over the aborted acquisition of firms promoted by the [...]

The Bank of Japan cut its key interest rate on Friday for the first time in more than seven years, finally joining central banks around the world in trimming borrowing costs to cushion the impact of the global financial crisis.
The Bank of Japan policy board voted in a rare 4-4 split decision to reduce the [...]