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Month: March 2011

Got An Idea For An iPhone App? Get It Developed & Get Paid

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Think you’ve got a great idea for an iPhone app, but don’t have the technical ability to develop it yourself? FundedApps might be just what you need to get your app developed and earn some money from it.

Tagged app, iphone, Money Making

Government Debt Scheme Telephone Scam

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 5 Comments

There’s another telephone scam to watch out for which tries to suggest that the government has introduced a new scheme to write-off debts.

Tagged scam

Insurance Firms Accused Of Encouraging Claims

Posted on March 15, 2011March 16, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The car insurance industry is coming under fire after a report from the Transport Select Committee attacked the relationship between insurance firms and personal injury lawyers.

Tagged fraud, Insurance

Square Responds To Verifone Security “Concerns”

Posted on March 10, 2011March 10, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 9 Comments

Following yesterday’s public warning about the security of Square’s card reader by Verifone, Square have posted a rather understated response on their website.

Tagged payments, security

HSBC Secure Key For Personal Internet Banking

Posted on March 10, 2011August 10, 2023 by Rob Lewis - 294 Comments

HSBC are sending out their new Secure Key devices to improve security for their Personal Internet Banking customers.

Tagged banking, security

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

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