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ATMIA Weighs In On Cashless Retail Ban Debate

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Amazon, of course, stands out as a marquee name in the move to make the retail experience wholly digital commerce. There may be a groundswell against cashless retail, but then again, there also is a movement to take cash out of the equation. Much has been made of the coming of the cashless society. The Case Against Cash.

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Alexa For President 2020: An Echo In Every Kitchen And A Connected Car In Every Garage

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Similar stories began to trickle in all year from around the nation – random readings of Washington’s Farewell address, or Reagan’s Morning in America Speech, or the Gettysburg Address or Roosevelt’s Fear Itself speech. Yes, it is true that she has taken a more active interest in American culture and politics of late.

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The day that digital currency started

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It was true cash replacement, invented at National Westminster Bank (NatWest) in 1990 by Tim Jones and Graham Higgins. Many of the retailers were quite enthusiastic because there was no transaction charge and for some of them the costs of cash handling and management were high. The retailers were OK about it.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

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While the Gonzo team loves to celebrate our mid-size entrepreneurial banks who “stick it to the man,” we also need to extend a GonzoBanker salute to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan. Monty Python “I’m Not Dead … Yet” Award – Goes to physical retail. Malls, retail stores and even some bank branch closings proliferated in 2017.