Tag: Banking
APP OF THE DAY: Orange Credit Card
Barclaycard and Orange are teaming up to bring their Orange Credit Card app to the iPhone. The app lets users track their finances on the contactless card whilst on the move, with views to quickly see transaction history, balance,…
SmartSwipe credit card reader makes online shopping safer
SmartSwipe, the USB credit card reader that makes shopping online quicker and safer, is now available from Firebox.com. Great for online shopaholics and those wary of inputting their credit card details online, this USB gadget lets you swipe the card…
Malicious Firefox add-on steals banking passwords
Yet another reason to be extremely vigilant when accessing financial web sites: researchers have discovered an add-on for Firefox which lies in wait for the user to log in to a banking or online payments site and then sends the username and password to a Russian site.
It’s a bit of a blow for those who have trumpeted how secure Firefox is, but of course we all know that no piece of software is completely secure…
Criminals eye up mobile phone banking
New research from The Tower Group suggests that criminal gangs are now looking to target mobile phone banking services, the goal being to infect or compromise a mobile device in order to steal money from legitimate users. Targets would most…
Alliance & Leicester to introduce mobile phone banking next year
The Alliance & Leicester has said that it plans to introduce mobile phone banking for personal customers in early 2007. Customers will be able to gain access to their current accounts, requesting mini-statements and checking their account balance at any…
