• Bank Creates Anti-Skimming Device

    Updated: 2011-11-08 10:03:36
    Blocker Protects Card Reader; to Be LicensedATM skimming is a huge fraud concern for banks and credit unions. But M&T Bank says it has developed an effective anti-skimming solution - and it wants to share this product with other institutions.

  • NCUA Launches New Agency Website

    Updated: 2011-11-08 10:03:36
    The National Credit Union Administration launched its completely restructured and redesigned primary website, and rolled out the second phase of its consumer-focused website.

  • Emerging Payments Redefine Value

    Updated: 2011-11-08 10:03:36
    In the near future, financial institutions will have new opportunities for service in emerging payments. How they define their roles, however, will depend greatly on steps they take now to put a stake in the ground.

  • Two Banks Closed on Nov. 4

    Updated: 2011-11-08 10:03:36
    106 Failures so Far In 2011Two banks were closed by state and federal banking regulators on Friday, Nov. 4. These failures bring the tally to 106 failed banks and credit unions so far in 2011.

  • Cyber Intel Employs Risk Approach

    Updated: 2011-11-08 10:03:36
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  • Web Apps: The Top Vulnerabilities

    Updated: 2011-11-08 10:03:36
    ISACA has just released a new study about the top vulnerabilities of Web applications. And, according to Sarb Sembhi, the results of this survey just might surprise you.

  • Skimming Stopped by Bank, Merchants

    Updated: 2011-11-08 10:03:36
    <img src="http://docs.bankinfosecurity.com/files/images_articles/4218_3798_3670_3481_artid_3481.jpg" align=right hspace=4Pay-at-the-Pump Scheme Launches 10-Month SpreeTwo fraud suspects had the perfect scheme, skimming payment card numbers at local gas pumps and then using counterfeit cards to buy more than $70,000 worth of goods at area merchants. But then they got greedy.

  • FDIC: SunFirst Bank, Saint George, Utah, Closes

    Updated: 2011-11-08 10:03:36
    SunFirst Bank, Saint George, Utah, was closed by the Utah Department of Financial Institutions, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as receiver.

  • FDIC: All American Bank, Des Plaines, Ill., Closes

    Updated: 2011-11-08 10:03:36
    All American Bank, Des Plaines, Ill., was closed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation - Division of Banking, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as receiver.

  • FDIC: Mid City Bank, Inc., Omaha, Neb., Closes

    Updated: 2011-11-08 10:03:36
    Mid City Bank, Inc., Omaha, Neb., was closed by the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as receiver.

  • Things worth reading: 8th November 2011

    Updated: 2011-11-08 06:48:34

  • 1.25.12: Celent Banking Event: What Corporate Mobile Banking Will Really Mean For Your Bank

    Updated: 2011-11-07 18:15:52
    Celent senior analysts, Banking Group Admission to the event is free, but space is limited and pre-registration by Wednesday, January 18, 2012 is required. Please click here for more information.

  • Change.org Petition Plays Part in BoA Debit Fee Reversal

    Updated: 2011-11-07 06:57:59
    In early October of 2011, Bank of America announced that it would begin charging its customers an additional $5 users fee for using its debit cards. In my financial literacy class the weekend after the announcement, some students were resigned...

  • Things worth reading: 7th November 2011

    Updated: 2011-11-07 06:08:13

  • The Finanser's Week: 31st October - 6th November 2011

    Updated: 2011-11-06 08:57:00

  • Get your Independent Foreclosure Review!

    Updated: 2011-11-05 20:21:49
    OCC and the Federal Reserve announced this week that banks who service mortgages will be sending letters to homeowners this month and next, offering them an opportunity to request review of any 2009 or 2010 foreclosure. Every homeowner who asks...

  • Jon Corzine resigns as MF Global scandal deepens CBS News

    Updated: 2011-11-04 21:05:41
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  • Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Still Dishing Out Big Bonuses CBS News

    Updated: 2011-11-04 21:05:19
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  • SEPA - the opportunity for non-European Banks

    Updated: 2011-11-04 09:31:29
    I’ve read with interest the press release from Wells Fargo this week stating the expansion of their Global Treasury Platform into Europe. I’ve long pointed out that SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) creates an opportunity not just for European banks but any bank who wants to make payments in or out of Europe. I’ve recently [...]

  • PayPal, Forrester, Deloitte & First Data research on mobile payments

    Updated: 2011-11-04 08:45:00

  • Things worth reading: 4th November 2011

    Updated: 2011-11-04 06:55:00

  • Never Mind Eupdate, Greek Referendum Edition

    Updated: 2011-11-03 23:15:12
    No more referendum. Still my candidate for the most important moment in this crisis. The possibility of a referendum, and of exiting the Euro, stays on the table -- as well it should. The persistent fog in Europe's Plan A,...

  • CDS Again

    Updated: 2011-11-03 14:42:34
    I want to draw about two trillion underlines under Alphaville's point that we’d also like to know about concentration. That is, are there just a few counterparties out there that are big net sellers of Italy CDS or are there...

  • The Pope, EU and USA want a Tobin Tax ... surely it'll happen?

    Updated: 2011-11-03 09:05:29

  • Things worth reading: 3rd November 2011

    Updated: 2011-11-03 07:52:23

  • Things worth reading: 2nd November 2011

    Updated: 2011-11-02 07:13:15

  • Mystery shopping is fun

    Updated: 2011-11-02 00:03:51
    Account opening is an interesting process at US Banks and it is insightful to see how much the process and style differs across banks. At one bank, I was given a needs assessment, asked about my mortgage and what kind of credit cards I carried. Another bank showed me a list of accounts and asked [...]

  • We need the iPod of payments

    Updated: 2011-11-01 16:12:52

  • Welcome to Kafka Bank

    Updated: 2011-11-01 15:35:59
    It seems to be a point of perverse pleasure to my friends that as a banking expert I actually seem to suffer worse treatment from my bank than they do! I suspect that this is in part my imagination. Having had repeated conversations around x for umpteen years, to then suffer issues around x is [...]

  • Things worth reading: 1st November 2011

    Updated: 2011-11-01 06:44:18

  • “Did I just Tweet my account number?”

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:33:43
    As if financial institutions don’t already have enough to do to keep up with developments in social media! They must clearly outline company policy to employees concerning what should and should not be posted, inform agents of the regulatory do’s and don’ts, and continually scan the internet to respond to comments about their brand.  Now, [...]

  • Something far more frightening than Zombie Bankers

    Updated: 2011-10-31 08:42:32

  • Things worth reading: 31st October 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-31 08:05:48

  • The Finanser's Week: 24th October - 30th October 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-30 08:28:36

  • Make the Banks Pay

    Updated: 2011-10-29 05:24:52
    I have a post up on Salon.com. Credit Slips readers will recognize it as based on a prior post here.

  • Financial Stability Board Calls for Effective Consumer Finance Protection

    Updated: 2011-10-29 03:06:53
    The Financial Stability Board, an international organization operating under the auspices of the G20 countries, this week issued its Report on Consumer Finance Protection. http://www.financialstabilityboard.org/publications/r_111026a.pdf FSB emphasizes the link between international financial stability and consumer protection, particularly in the mortgage...

  • Now Accepting Nominations for Celent Model Bank 2012

    Updated: 2011-10-28 15:36:31
    Remember when banking was broadly embraced as an honorable profession? That idea seems to have been lost among most businesses and consumers these days. Hardly a day goes by without a news story about some sort of alleged bank impropriety. In sharp contrast, Celent seeks to celebrate financial institutions doing things well. Each year, we [...]

  • The best mobile financial videos on the Web

    Updated: 2011-10-28 08:50:10

  • Things worth reading: 28th October 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-28 07:01:20

  • Two worlds and in between

    Updated: 2011-10-27 12:33:06
    A discussion about why nation-by-nation bankruptcy fails when dealing with global enterprises, here.

  • Mobile banking and PFM is so last decade

    Updated: 2011-10-27 10:01:27

  • Things worth reading: 27th October 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-27 05:25:02

  • 10% of lending via P2P?

    Updated: 2011-10-26 06:37:39

  • Social Media Best Practices for Banks - “Be Cool.” Good Luck With That!

    Updated: 2011-10-25 16:16:34
    I’m still inundated with inquiries from financial institutions regarding social media. Everyone seems to be so concerned with getting on Facebook or Twitter. It’s as if that would solve all the woes of the banking industry. A very popular website, Mashable, put out an article yesterday titled, 5 Best Practices for Financial Institutions on Facebook. Needless [...]

  • Engaging In An Industry Discussion About Payments

    Updated: 2011-10-20 15:37:38
    A few weeks ago, I was asked by David Bannister, editor of the Banking Technology magazine, to join a panel of industry experts to discuss the question - “Whatever happened to the listening bank?” The premise behind the question is that banks are at risk of getting disintermediated in payments by alternative providers. Are banks doing [...]

  • Mobile platforms for building mobile banking

    Updated: 2011-10-18 23:28:12
    I’m at the Pyxis mobile conference learning about the latest and greatest. Pyxis is one of a number of Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms (MEAP). The goal is to write the software once so that it can be deployed anywhere: Android, iOS, Blackberry, wherever… There seem to be three major ways to implement the solution: Create a wrapper [...]

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