Even before the Internet made explosion in the stock market and intoxicate the venture capitalists, banks and understood and practiced the basic principles that sustain life in this new virtual order. therefore, it's no wonder they are the ones who at the end get the most out the Internet as a tool to be even more efficient at meeting the needs of the customer.
In essence the bank, being a business that offers a mix of tangible and intangible products, understands very well how to balance the virtual and real money. A principle that is being rediscovered by the dot-com world, which partly explains why the collapse of many of these.
