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11History of banking — The first banks were the merchants of the ancient world that made loans to farmers and traders that carried goods between cities. The first records of such activity dates back to around 2000 BC in Assyria and Babylonia. Later, in ancient Greece… …
12Mobile banking — Part of a series on Electronic commerce Online goods and services Streaming media Electronic books Softw …
13Full-reserve banking — Public finance Full reserve banking is the banking practice in which the full amount of each depositor s funds are available in reserve at the bank when each depositor had the legal right to withdraw them. Full reserve banking was practiced… …
14Investment banking — Investment banks profit from companies and governments by raising money through issuing and selling securities in the capital markets (both equity and bond), as well as providing advice on transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. To perform …
15Land banking — is the practice of purchasing land with the intent to hold on to it until such a time as it is highly profitable to sell it on to others for substantially more than was initially paid. Land is becoming increasingly popular as an investment due to …
16Human milk banking in North America — A human milk bank is a service which collects, screens, processes, and dispenses by prescription human milk donated by nursing mothers who are not biologically related to the recipient infant .[1] There are currently eleven milk banks in North… …
17House banking scandal — The House banking scandal broke in early 1992, when it was revealed that the United States House of Representatives allowed members to overdraw their House checking accounts without risk of being penalized by the House bank (actually a… …
18The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation — Infobox Company company name = The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited 香港上海滙豐銀行有限公司 company company type = Subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc slogan = HongkongBank and You, The Winning Team(1987)Your Future Is Our Future(1993)The world …
19Criticism of fractional-reserve banking — Main article: Fractional reserve banking Criticisms of fractional reserve banking have been put forward from a variety of perspectives. Critics have included mainstream economists such as Irving Fisher,[1] Frank Knight[2] and Milton Friedman.[3]… …
20History of banking in China — The history of banking in China includes the business of dealing with money and credit transactions in China. Early Chinese banks Chinese financial institutions were conducting all major banking functions, including the acceptance of deposits,… …
