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		<title>USAA: More security with less information</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kaseyskala.com/finance/usaa-more-security-with-less-information/</link>
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		<title>FiLife &#8211; Helping you form a relationship with your finances</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the United States, talking about your finances is taboo. Often a subject of arguments and differences, we&#8217;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 &#8211; a joint venture between IAC and Dow Jones &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kaseyskala.com/finance/filife-helping-you-form-a-relationship-with-your-finances/</link>
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		<title>Financial firms fall victim to Twitter hacker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;t do it in traditional mediums, don&#8217;t do it in social media. Seriously, would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kaseyskala.com/finance/financial-firms-fall-victim-to-twitter-hacker/</link>
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		<title>Target enables customers to store gift cards electronically</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Target customers are now able to store gift cards electronically and make in-store payments using their mobile phone. The Minneapolis-based retailer introduced their Mobile GiftCard last Tuesday, which allows customers to store their gift cards on the Target.com mobile side. When the customer wants to use the gift card, they access the Target site, log [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kaseyskala.com/finance/target-enables-customers-to-store-gift-cards-electronically/</link>
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		<title>Social media used for alerts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alerts are my lifeline. I need alerts to make it through the day, week, month. Without alerts, I&#8217;d be running around like a maniac. Whatever the commitment is &#8211; daily activities, weekly events, birthdays &#8211; I schedule an alert to remind me. Thanks Google Calendar! Banking and financial matters are no different. House payment &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kaseyskala.com/finance/social-media-used-for-alerts/</link>
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		<title>Recent financial innovation:</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two recent news items that are of interest:

USAA announced that their popular Deposit@Mobile application is now available on the Android platform. The application allows for customers to make deposits by submitting an image of the front and back of endorsed checks via their mobile device.USAA&#8217;s iPhone application was launched last May, with the Deposit@Mobile being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kaseyskala.com/finance/recent-financial-innovation/</link>
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		<title>BrightScope: Helping understand your 401k</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In an previous post, I mentioned that financial education would lead the charge in the interactive space in 2010. In today&#8217;s economy, and with its importance in business, financial education is a space that provides many opportunities to brands. While there are a number of areas within finance that brands can focus on; one area [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kaseyskala.com/finance/brightscope-helping-understand-your-401k/</link>
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