by Data Age | Jun 6, 2014 | Business, Management, Marketing, News
John Donahoe, president and CEO of eBay Inc. was talking about his company’s future with digital currencies on CNBC. In the interview, he once again offered positive words about the future of technological advancements in money. ‘I think there’s no doubt digital...
by Data Age | Jun 6, 2014 | Business, Industry
New York Loan Company has been gaining a lot of media attention lately, both locally and nationally, ranging from the New York Times to NPR to The Wall Street Journal, which begs the question: Why is New York Loan Company so newsworthy? A unique service. New York Loan...
by Data Age | Jun 5, 2014 | Business, Industry, News
EZCorp Inc., an Austin-based payday lender and pawn shop chain, has appointed former PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP executive Charles Bauer to its board of directors. Bauer will be chair of the Audit Committee, effective July 1, the company said in a statement. His 34...
by Data Age | Jun 5, 2014 | Business, Gold & Jewelry, Industry, News
Argor Heraeus SA-branded one kilogram gold bars are arranged for a photograph at the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society in Hong Kong. Bullion, which slid last year by the most since 1981 as some investors lost faith in the metal as a store of value, rebounded 11...
by Marc Cohen | Jun 5, 2014 | Business, Industry, Laws, News
This IS big news (Seattle minimum wage to $15.00 per hr) and places Seattle’s Pawnbrokers at a disadvantage…workers making more money, may not need the financial services of a pawnbroker as much. Seattle’s city council on Monday unanimously approved...
by Data Age | Jun 5, 2014 | Business, Industry, Laws, News
Three of the nation’s financial regulators on Wednesday launched a broad effort to identify rules that are unnecessary or too burdensome for banks. Under a 1996 law, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of...