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...protect themselves. The topic comes up often in casual party chat and on Internet forums; a typical post on nola.com, the New Orleans Times- Picayune Web site, bears the heading "Armed Citizens Rule!" and reads, "would-be predators flee when a legally carried gun is presented instead of a wallet...
...electronic wallet got one step closer to reality on Monday when Citibank unveiled a cell-phone-based service that lets customers pay bills, check their account balances and transfer funds, regardless of which wireless carrier they use. The free program, Citi Mobile, will be available for customers in Southern California via download this week at Citibank.com and will go nationwide this summer. AT&T, Sprint and Verizon customers can start using the program this week, with other carriers and a Spanish-language version out later this year. "We're changing. Banking is changing," said Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince...
...Once mobile banking catches on, it's likely to pave the way for even more electronic-wallet services like making purchases at department stores, supermarkets and even vending machines. "This is just the first step of making Americans comfortable with using their cell phones as financial instruments," says analyst Entner. To take that next step, phone makers must embed a chip capable of near-field communication (NFC) that will work with special readers in stores, exactly like the contact-less credit and debit cards that are now available. Both Visa and MasterCard have trials under way, but have...
...MAAD's wallet-friendly prices attract a healthy crowd of tourists and locals, but it aims to be more than just a fun diversion for the mall-weary. It also wants to cultivate Singapore's visual-arts scene. "We call ourselves the MAADsters," says main organizer Shannon Ong. "It's a way for like-minded people to mingle." Ong hopes that the market can start to include solo exhibitions for promising young artists. "For a lot of artists in Singapore there's no way for them to prove themselves to the galleries," she says. "So we want MAAD...
...victim then “indicated to the suspect that he was going to comply with his demand for his wallet,” but instead threw his backpack at the attacker, the advisory said. Once the attacker had fallen to the ground, the suspect fled...