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  Barclays substitutes voice recognition for security questions in banking call centers

  By Adi Robertson on May 9, 2013 12:47 pm + 7 comments

  For the past several months, British bank Barclays has been phasing out the security question in Continue reading…

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  Bitcoin exchange BitFloor shuts its doors, promises to return everyone's money

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 17, 2013 10:38 pm + 30 comments

  Bitcoin exchange BitFloor is closing its doors, halting trading and announcing that it will return Continue reading…

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  Phishing attacks hit users of Bitcoin banker Coinbase after data leaks

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 5, 2013 01:48 pm + 6 comments

  Users of Coinbase, a Silicon Valley-funded startup that offers some Bitcoin banking services, have Continue reading…

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  U.S. Bank now letting customers snap photos of their bills for automatic mobile payment

  By Chris Welch on March 7, 2013 08:53 am + 14 comments

  By now, using your smartphone for check deposits has almost become old hat. U.S. Bank is looking to Continue reading…

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  Simple CEO: we're stuck with plastic cards thanks to America's fragmented banking market

  By Ellis Hamburger on February 25, 2013 12:30 pm + 88 comments

  Josh Reich is CEO and founder of Simple, a banking startup that combines the design sensibilities of Continue reading…

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  GoBank is a banking service designed for the age of the smartphone app

  By Bryan Bishop on January 15, 2013 08:43 pm + 22 comments

  Online-only banking app Simple launched its Android app today, but it already has a new competitor Continue reading…

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  US government has 'no doubt' Iran is behind recent cyberattacks on banks, says NYT

  By Adi Robertson on January 9, 2013 02:01 am + 47 comments

  American officials may be blaming a series of recent bank denial of service attacks on Iran, The New Continue reading…

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  Banking tool Simple teases Android app for early 2013

  By Adi Robertson on December 17, 2012 04:15 pm + 17 comments

  Simple, the online-only banking system that launched an iPhone app earlier this year, is now hinting Continue reading…

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  Researchers say 'chip and pin' credit card authentication presents fraud risk

  By Chris Welch on September 11, 2012 04:28 pm + 14 comments

  Researchers at Cambridge University are criticizing banks for failing to take action on a Continue reading…

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  Researchers discover five new samples of ZitMo malware for Android and BlackBerry

  By Louis Goddard on August 8, 2012 09:49 am + 41 comments

  Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered five new samples of the ZeuS-in-the-Mobile Continue reading…