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Month: October 2014

Mastercard To Launch Thumbprint-Reading Bank Card

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Mastercard has announced that it is bringing a thumbprint-reading card to the UK, which it hopes will improve card security and do away with PINs.

Tagged bank cards, payments, security

Top 10 UK Banks On Social Media

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

How do UK banks compare when it comes to using social media?

Tagged banking. social media

8 Things Your Bank Should Never Ask You To Do

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The British Banking Association has launched a new campaign which it hopes will help to combat bank account fraud.

Tagged banking, fraud, Tips

Vouchercloud Aims To Disrupt Gift Card Market With “Giftcloud” App

Posted on October 9, 2014September 24, 2017 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Discount voucher website vouchercloud has announced the launch of Europe’s first completely digital gifting app and website, which it hopes will disrupt the entire gifting market; in particular the £5bn gift card sector.

Tagged app, gifts

Hack An ATM For Piles Of Cash

Posted on October 8, 2014September 2, 2015 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

In what looks like a scene from a movie, the BBC has published a video showing a cash machine handing out piles of cash after being hacked.

Tagged ATM, fraud, security

Pennies: New Budgeting iPhone App

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

This week sees the release of a stylish new budgeting app for iPhone.

Tagged apps, budgeting, iphone, mobile

Brits “More Likely To Change Spouse Than PIN”

Posted on October 1, 2014September 30, 2014 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

In a survey of more than 2,000 UK consumers, they found that 19% of Brits have not changed their PIN number in more than 15 years, while the average marriage that ends in divorce lasts 11.5 years.

Tagged banking, security

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