The Currency Scene
Using Mobile Banking Apps For Two-Way Customer Communication
- Written by: The Financial Brand
- Category: Mobile Banking
Juniper Research predicts that by 2017, there will be a billion mobile banking customers around the world. 40% of these will still take the time to get on the phone or visit their bank’s physical branches for certain inquiries. And according to research from KPMG, more than half of global banking consumers express a real desire for combined social, personalized and “human” interactions to be integrated into a bank’s online services and mobile apps.
The Currency Supply Chain: Going the Way of the Dinosaur?
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Currency
Despite what movies like Godzilla and Jurassic Park would have us believe, dinosaurs are dead. Once they dominated the Earth; now they're gone - never to live again. With the continued advance of technology and the rise of digital payments, many people predict a similar fate for physical money. Well... not so fast!
How Your Smartwatch Reveals Your ATM PIN Codes
- Written by: INC
- Category: ATM
Hackers who gain control of a smartwatch can record hand motion down to the millimeter and steal PIN numbers when they are entered at ATMs with 80 percent accuracy on the first try, and over 90 percent accuracy after three tries, according to researchers at the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey and Binghamton University in New York.
Do All Banks Need A Mobile App?
- Written by: American Banker
- Category: Mobile Banking
The new federal guidelines on mobile security held a few surprises, especially for small banks. Perhaps the biggest curveball was the suggestion that mobile may not be a good fit for everyone.
Six Hottest Banking Trends for 2017
- Written by: Bank Innovation
- Category: Banking
Change is imminent in banking, and as we begin the new year the only debate seems to be what is going to be driving that change. Over the course of 2017, what is going to transform banking the most? Well, we have some ideas.
Understand mobile banking before using it
- Written by: ABQ Journal
- Category: Mobile Banking
Mobile check deposits are becoming increasingly common, but a few safeguards are needed to keep the practice safe. An Albuquerque woman found this out in an unsettling way.
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!
