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Author: Rob Lewis

Verifone: Square “Cutting Corners” On Card Security

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Payment processor Verifone has issued a very public warning about the security of competitor Square’s card reader, stating that it could be used for credit card skimming.

Tagged Credit Cards, fraud, payments, security

Fflap: Share Your Ebay Items On Facebook & Twitter

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The NextWeb has taken a look at a newly launched tool for sharing your eBay items with your followers and friends on Twitter and Facebook.

Tagged ebay, facebook, twitter

Google Buys BeatThatQuote.com

Posted on March 7, 2011March 7, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 3 Comments

There was quite a surprise announcement in the financial comparison site industry today with the news that Google has bought BeatThatQuote.com for £37.7m.

Tagged Business, comparison sites, google

Consumers Eager For Instant Account Alerts

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

A survey of 400 bank account holders in both London and New York has found that consumers are eager for card issuers and financial institutions to increase the speed and the channels used for communications in the event of account irregularities.

Tagged banking, fraud

Phone Scammers In Google Search Results

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The Guardian has the details of another new telephone scam, this time involving the search results on Google and Premium Rate phone numbers.

Tagged google, scam

“Windows Support” Scam Worsens

Posted on March 3, 2011February 16, 2017 by Rob Lewis - 390 Comments
Windows support scam

It appears there’s no end in sight for the Windows support scam that we reported on in the middle of last year.

Tagged fraud, scam

Video: Relentless Bank Robber

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Here’s a fascinating video of a bank robbery in progress in a Chinese bank, with a bank robber who just doesn’t know when to give up.

Tagged banking

Car Insurance Price Index Calculator

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Today’s ruling by the European Court of Justice to remove the discrimination between men and women when it comes to insurance has certainly caused a stir.

Tagged Insurance

Crowdcube: Are You An Armchair Dragon?

Posted on February 28, 2011February 28, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

If you fancy yourself as the next Peter Jones, Duncan Bannatyne or God-forbid, Deborah Meadon, then Crowdcube offers you the chance of becoming a “Dragon”, investing in start-up businesses.

Tagged Business, investment, social

Patent Suggests iPhone 5 Will Have “E-Wallet”

Posted on February 25, 2011February 24, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

A recent patented granted to Apple seems to confirm that a future version of the iPhone (probably the iPhone 5) will have “E-Wallet” NFC functionality.

Tagged iphone, nfc

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