The Currency Scene
An ATM -- Or an unpatched and easily hacked PC
- Written by: The Register
- Category: ATM
Almost any cash machine in the world could be illegally accessed and jackpotted with or without the help of malware. Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab reached this conclusion after investigating real attacks on ATMs and assessments of the machines carried out for several international banks.
New Money/Old Money: A look back at the newest U.S. hundred dollar note
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Currency
"New money" became a literal term as the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank released the latest revision of its venerable $100 note into the U.S. currency supply chain on October 8, 2013. Staying a few steps ahead of counterfeiting threats, this new bill was designed with improved security features, making it easier for banks and businesses to validate but more difficult for counterfeiters to fake and bamboozle. Not to worry, if you have any older hundreds, they are still good!
Digital Currency Doesn't Mean We're Dropping Cash
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Digital Currency
There's interesting news out of Ecuador. The government is planning to release a new digital currency, possibly as soon as late this year. Unlike Bitcoin and other existing digital currencies, this new version will be the first digital currency released by a national central bank as an official state currency.
Does this step indicate a "giant leap forward" for an all-digital monetary system, moving us even closer to a completely cashless society? While a total lack of cash may be somewhere in the future, we're not there yet. Not even close.
How Not to Lose Your Bitcoin
- Written by: Coindesk
- Category: Digital Currency
After the price surges of bitocin back in 2017 bitcoin is on everyone's mind! Are you surprised by how much your bitcoin may be worth even today? Don't let that surprise turn to dismay by losing it. Now is the perfect time to take a few basic precautions to keep your cryptocurrency secure.
Here are 8 do-it-yourself tips to help you improve your security:
Is The Mobile Banking Revolution Favoring In-Store Branches?
- Written by: American Banker
- Category: Mobile Banking
After giving a recent speech to a large banker group, I was approached by two area branch managers. They wanted to share that, while they currently run physically distinct brick-and-mortar branches, those roles do not fully reflect their experience.
They explained that, like me, they were alumni of in-store bank branches, and they appreciated my comments during the speech about having "in-store banking DNA" in my system.
Bitcoin: Why It Now Belongs in Every Portfolio
- Written by: Nasdaq
- Category: Digital Currency
A technology is called “disruptive” if it creates a new market that first disturbs and then displaces an earlier technology. Bitcoin is potentially such a technology and much more.
Why Gold Prices Go Up When The Market Goes Down
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Markets & Metals
When the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) declared on September 17, 2015 that it was going to do... well... nothing regarding interest rates, a couple of interesting things happened.
