34% of Britons carry a reminder of their PIN number on them at all times, either in their wallet, pocket, bag or on their phone.
Author: Rob Lewis
Card Fraud Down For Second Year In A Row
Despite perceptions, card fraud has fallen for the second year in a row, according to data released by the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
Wikipedia Hits “Can Predict Stock Market Movements”
Research suggests that the number of views on a company’s Wikipedia page could predict stock market changes.
Pageonce Renamed “Check”
Account aggregator and bill payment app Pageonce has been renamed to “Check”.
Online Banking: What To Do If It Goes Wrong
There have been quite a few high profile cases of online banking going wrong over the last year, including the problems faced by RBS & Natwest and more recently Nationwide.
Google Search Volumes “Can Predict Stock Market Movements”
A recent academic study suggests that there is a link between Google search volumes for certain terms and movements in stock market.
Pay With Your Fingerprint
Fingerprints have long been used as a method of identification and authentication, but they’ve so far failed to find a day-to-day purpose.
Hack Your Wallet To Remind You When It’s Empty
This is possibly the least technically advanced and least useful wallet innovation ever, but someone might find it of use to remind them when they’ve run out of cash.
M&S To Trial Mobile Payment App
Marks & Spencer is to start trialling its own mobile payment app which to begin with will allow customers to choose and pay for items in select M&S coffee shops.
iZettle Teams Up with RatedPeople.com
RatedPeople.com, the UK’s largest online trade recommendation service, has announced that it is to collaborate with mobile payments provider iZettle.