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Walter Wriston was an outstanding banker who was born on August 3, 1919, and passed away on January 19, 2005. He had a profound impact on the financial industry, particularly in the field of international banking. His career began at Morgan Guaranty Trust, and later he became the CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank, leading the bank to become one of the largest in the world.

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“Banking is a branch of the information business.”

Information Branches Banking

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“Rising prices or wages do not cause inflation; they only report it. They represent an essential form of economic speech, sincemoney isjust another form of information.”

Form Causes Economic Information Speech Essentials Rising Reports Wages Inflation Rising Prices

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“The information revolution has changed wealth. Intellectual capital is far more important than money.”

Important Wealth Information Changed Revolution Intellectual Intellectual Capital

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“Information is a business in itself. It is also something that has made control impossible ... you cannot get customers to accept prices in one place when they know there's a better deal elsewhere. It's a whole new world.”

Knows World Made Whole Deals Accepting Impossible Information Customers New World Elsewhere

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“The information revolution has changed people's perception of wealth. We originally said that land was wealth. Then we thought it was industrial production. Now we realize it's intellectual capital. The market is showing us that intellectual capital is far more important that money. This is a major change in the way the world works. the same thing that happened to the farmers during the Industrial Revolution is now happening to people in industry as we move into the information age.”

“Information about money has become almost as important as money itself.”

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Book:Bits, Bytes, and Balance Sheets: The New Economic Rules of Engagement in a Wireless World

Source: Bits, Bytes, and Balance Sheets: The New Economic Rules of Engagement in a Wireless World

“Information about money is more important than money itself.”

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Author:Walter Wriston

About the Author

Born: August 3, 1919
Died: January 19, 2005
Known for: Banker
Quotes: 32

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