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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: online banking

online banking stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - Forget new drinks—Starbucks should try adding a new sector, writes John Gapper in the Financial Times: banking. It might sound ridiculous to pair cappuccinos and checking accounts, but Starbucks’ 7,000 branches outstrip Bank of America, and, in Gapper’s plan, it wouldn’t even need tellers. Starbucks could... More »

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Starbucks • Citibank • banking industry • online banking

(Newser) - Phonemaker Nokia is flummoxed as to why hackers are offering more than $32,000 in underground forums for old handsets, NetworkWorld reports—though bank fraud is a distinct possibility. “We have not identified any phone software problem that would allow” misuse, the company said. But a 2003 model manufactured... More »

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cell phones • Germany • Nokia • black market • hackers • cybercrime • bank fraud • SIM cards • online banking • mobile phones

Banks Turn Phone Into New Automated Teller

Banking via mobile device grew by 2.7M users in 2008

Feb 3, 09 11:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Customers worried about pinching pennies have more ways than ever to manage their finances through mobile devices, the Wall Street Journal reports. In 2008, 3.1 million people used mobile banking services, up from 400,000 in ‘07—and that number is expected to reach 7 million this year... More »

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iPhone • BlackBerry • smartphones • banking • iPhone applications • mobile devices • financial crisis • online banking

 Hackers 
 Hit Sarko's 
 Bank Account 

The timing isn't great for leader calling for financial system overhauls

Oct 19, 08 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Small amounts of money began disappearing from Nicolas Sarkozy's bank account in September, and prosecutors now confirm that an ongoing investigation has not yet identified the "swindlers." The hackers are thought to have obtained the French prez's account information and password, reports the Telegraph. The theft comes at... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • theft • hackers • financial crisis • online banking

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