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MasterCard’s ‘ATM Hunter’ application has been getting mixed reviews in Apple’s iTunes store, according to a recent article on American Banker. With Monday’s release of the Blackberry application, MasterCard officials are quickly to comment on “significant pick up in downloads.”
Not everything is as rosy as MasterCard claims though, as the iPhone application – which has [...]

I came across a great article on BusinessWeek entitled “How Banks Can Do Better” that touched on the emerging topic of what large banks need to do to remain relevant. I’ve been preaching for quite some time now that large banks are so out of touch with customers, they’ve been focused on profits and surviving [...]

Security is a major issue with online and mobile banking. But should we be surprised that making mobile more secure means requiring less information?
USAA, already known as a leader in the social space, is taking mobile banking to another level by introducing a technology that allows its systems to recognize individual mobile phones. The technology, [...]

In the United States, talking about your finances is taboo. Often a subject of arguments and differences, we’re taught to keep our financial information and thoughts to ourselves. Luckily, FiLife is looking to change that and make talking about finance an open and two-way relationship.
FiLife – a joint venture between IAC and Dow Jones – [...]

The Financial Brand has an interesting article up on the recent Twitter hackers and how a few financial firms fell victim. While the article does a good job giving some tips, the one thing that stands out is this: if you wouldn’t do it in traditional mediums, don’t do it in social media. Seriously, would [...]