Innovation: Financial Services
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Bank of America's "Keep the Change" program automatically rounds up check-card purchases to the nearest dollar and transfers the difference to the customer's savings account IDEO Despite the very real prospect of prolonged economic malaise, the financial services industry is at an amazing moment. Consumers want new products and services to help them become more confident, educated caretakers of their own money.