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Archive for the ‘Bank of America’ Category

Test Driving Bank of America’s SafePass

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

How secure is secure enough for online banking? With identity theft on the rise, the answer increasingly is that it’s  never enough, which explains the rise of two-factor authentication features. These are typically one-time passwords that are generated and displayed to an offline device, usually a mobile phone or fob. Recently, several banks have […]

Bank of America Touts its Mobile Banking as iPhone App

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

In a move sure to set a precedent, Bank of America is the first banking application featured on Apple’s iPhone App directory.
Here’s their intro:
Bank of America Mobile Banking is available to all Online Banking customers. With Mobile Banking you can use your iPhone or iPod touch to easily and securely check your balance, pay your […]

Bank of America Small Business Online Community Goes Live

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

On the heals of launching its Online Business Suite of products, Bank of America has just launched perhaps its biggest push for the hearts and minds of small business owners. The new Small Business Online Community — with the unfortunately long URL http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/ — is a place for any small business owner to […]

HSBC Bank Malta Launches Redesigned Site with Cutting Edge Security

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

The new HSBC Malta website is not your average redesign. It also introduced a new security procedure with a new login device that you carry with you. If you’ve logged in remotely to most corporate networks, you’re already familiar with the drill. To login, you not only need your regular credentials but the random number […]

M-Com: Mobile Banking Done Right

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

M-Com is a New Zealand-based technology company that boasts in “building and deploying the world’s best mobile banking and mobile payment solutions.” And by all accounts, they’ve succeeded. Taking a look at their featured deployment for ANZ bank in New Zealand, the feature set looks head and shoulders above anything else on the market.
For starters, […]

Are Banks’ Two-factor System Safe Enough? HSBC Thinks Not.

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

In a move that could set a precedent, HSBC is challenging the safety and security of the standard two-factor system typically employed to access online banking sessions. Instead, it’s introducing an out-of-band solution using the user’s phone line and a PIN generated by the online banking site. An out-of-band solution refers to communication that occurs […]

Bank of America Online Banking Gets Personal

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Bank of America online banking now lets you personalize the transaction information that appears online. Now “Check# 123″ can become “Uncle Joe” and “MACYS WEB PMT DES IPD:000″ can be magically transformed into something short and sweet like “Macy’s”.
Although Quicken has been doing this for some time, this is Bank of America’s first foray into […]





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