Two thirds of Europeans believe cash is dirty – but struggle to break the bad habit with only one in five washing their hands after holding it  Waterloo, May 6, 2014 –  Research released today by MasterCard has shown that despite believing handling cash, bank notes or coins to be unhygienic and dirty, only one in five wash their hands after holding it. The European wide study of over 9,000 consumers from 12 countries highlighted how despite being ranked as more unhygienic than hand rails on public transport or communal food, such as nuts in…

In an information age, data becomes the new source of value. The information revolution isn’t just changing consumers’ preferences and behaviors. It’s also changing industries by enabling new information-driven solutions that match consumer needs better than traditional offerings do. In short, the old way is not working anymore because consumers expect more. This new reality is impacting all industries, but particularly financial services, which is not known for its revolutionary thinking. According to the Oliver Wyman report “A Money and Information Business: The State of the Financial Services Industry 2013,”…

Sure sign of system compromise No. 8: Your mouse moves between programs and makes correct selections If your mouse pointer moves itself while making selections that work, you’ve definitely been hacked. Mouse pointers often move randomly, usually due to hardware problems. But if the movements involve making the correct choices to run particular programs, malicious humans are somewhere involved. Not as common as some of the other attacks, many hackers will break into a computer, wait for it to be idle for a long time (like after midnight), then try…

Study reveals that devices would have a positive effect on staff and organisations. Wearable technology, such as smart watches and fitness monitors, could significantly increase the productivity of workers, according to a recently published study. Researchers from Goldsmiths, University of London, looked into how wearable devices affected employee wellbeing, productivity and job satisfaction over a one-month period. The results were published in the Human Cloud at Work (HCAW) report. It showed during that period employee productivity was boosted by 8.5 per cent, while job satisfaction improved by 3.5 per cent. Workers were given…