ATM
CrowdForce raises $3.6M to increase access to cash for underserved communities in Nigeria
Nigeria has an average of 4.8 bank branches and 19 ATMs per 100,000 adults, compared to the world average of 13 bank branches and 40 ATMs. Reports also say that less than one-third of Nigerian adults
Square’s Cash App opens up to teens ages 13 to 17 with parental oversight
Amid a growing number of banking apps aimed at teens, Square Inc.’s Cash App today is broadening its reach by making its payments app available to younger teens between the ages of 13 and 17. Pr
Betterment adds checking and savings products
Betterment, the New York-based automated advisory service for wealth management, is adding FDIC-insured checking and savings account services through partnerships with several banks. “It’s the
Essential tools for today’s digital nomad
There could be as many as 1 billion remote workers by 2035, but the world isn't ready for the digital nomad movement.
YouTrip, a challenger bank in Southeast Asia, raises $25.5M for expansion
Singapore-based startup YouTrip thinks consumers of Southeast Asia deserve a taste of the challenger bank revolution happening in the U.S. and Europe, and it has raised $25.5 million in new funding to
Apple Card will make credit card fraud a lot more difficult
Apple’s new credit card has a curious security feature that will make it much more difficult to carry out credit card fraud. The aptly named Apple Card is a new credit card, built into your iPho
Crunch Report | New Star Wars “The Last Jedi” Trailer
Star Wars "The Last Jedi" trailer is released, more than 5,000 Wells Fargo ATMs now NFC enabled and North Korea hacked and stole U.S. and South Korea war plans. All this on Crunch Report.
Over 5,000 Wells Fargo ATMs now support card-free access via Apple Pay and other mobile wallets
Wells Fargo’s ATMs are getting an upgrade. The bank announced today that more than 40 percent – or over 5,000 of its ATMs – will now allow customers to perform transactions without h
Thieves now use “Shimmers” to grab Chip/PIN card data
Just when you thought it was safe to slip your card in a slot ATM skimmers have gotten just a bit smarter. New devices called Shimmers can now read your card number and, in certain instances, access y
ATM skimmer caught in the wild by a real security engineer
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll4f0Wim4pM] Whoda thunk it? Tourist/cybersecurity expert Benjamin Tedesco was hanging out in Vienna when he walked up to an ATM. Because he trusts no one he d
New ATM “Shimmer” Fits Invisibly Inside The Card Slot
The wily ATM hackers are at it again with a new form of card data gathering system, a “shimmer.” These super-thin card readers slide right into the card slot and are technically invisible
The Stratos All-In-One Credit Card Isn’t Perfect Enough
The Stratos is an early player in a new category of devices. It’s a sort of universal credit card that aims to consolidate all the plastic cards in your wallet. To use a certain credit card, the
A Journey To Intelligent Design
If you’re looking for zeitgeist Biblical metaphors for the tech sector, you can’t do much better than the Tower of Babel. Human civilization a hundred years after the Flood; monolingual and gather
Robocoin, The Bitcoin ATM, Adds A Way To Send Cash Overseas
Remittances – sending cash overseas – has always been bitcoin‘s killer app. Now the guys at Robocoin have made it more killer. Their new product, called Romit, is basically a way to
Skimmers Are Now Grabbing Your Credit Card Data At The Door
Just when you thought you were safe, the card skimmers are at it again. This time they’re placing their card readers inside the door locks that require you to dip your card before you can enter
You Get A Bitcoin ATM, And YOU Get A Bitcoin ATM…
As news that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/2014/03/23/dubai-400-bitcoin-atms/">400 Bitcoin ATMs</a> may soon be gracing the byways and highways of Dubai, it's interesting to
Financial Firms Looking To Linux, Windows 7 As XP Support Dries Up
In an unsurprising move, ATM operators and other financial organizations are beginning to look to Linux as a replacement for their outdated Windows XP installations. That these organizations are decid
Up Close With A 3D-Printed Card Skimmer
I've recently fallen into the habit of pulling and tugging at ATM slots before I slide my card through because I fear that someone nefarious has stuck one of these 3D-printed card skimmers over the op
What ATM Skimmers Look Like
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ0GWwmLgeI&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3] KrebsOnSecurity has a fascinating look at ATM skimmers. After approaching a Ru
Report: ATM Skimmer Attacks On The Rise
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/skimmer.jpg" />There’s nothing particularly “new” about the use of ATM skimmers, but a recent report from the European ATM Security