There's an app for that. Mobile banking surges as BBA warns of a “consumer-led revolution” in personal finance
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FakeBank Android Malware Steals Cards And Blocks Calls To Banks
A new family of malicious code aims to make it harder for users to cancel affected bank cards
Barclaycard bPay Loop Brings Contactless Payments To Watches And Fitness Bands
Barclaycard says £20 bPay loop can turn existing items into contactless payment devices
New Trojan Uses Zeus Tricks To Target Russian Banks
Dr Web researchers find new malware that can spread itself and avoid detection on Windows systems
SWIFT Tightens Security Measures After Banking Incidents
"Better shape up" SWIFT tells banks with weak cyber security procedures, in wake of recent attacks
Philippines Bank ‘Targeted By SWIFT Hacking Group’
Hackers backed by North Korea may be linked to a group that has carried out a string of attacks on banks in south-east Asia, finds Symantec
Santander Signs Up Blockchain For Speedy International Payments
New blockchain-powered app will mean an end to lengthy waiting period to clear international payments
OakNorth Becomes First UK Bank To Move Core Systems Onto AWS
Entrepreneur bank OakNorth, launched eight months ago, moves entire core systems into the public cloud
HSBC Moves 840 IT Jobs From UK To China, India And Poland
HSBC's cost cutting measures continue but it maintains it is committed to building world class IT infrastructure
SWIFT Warns Of Malware Attack On Second Bank
SWIFT continues to deny compromise of its systems, but warns of fresh attack on an unnamed bank
Barclays Launches Tap And Go Android Payment App
UK bank signals split from Android Pay with new “Contactless Mobile” service allowing payments up to £100 from June
Barclays Will Let Businesses Send You Money Using Just A Phone Number
Expansion to PingIt will let companies directly pay their customers
One In Three Europeans Would Leave Their Bank For Better Digital Services
Fujitsu survey reveals banks must keep customers happy online or they might jump ship to rivals - or even Facebook, Google or Amazon
SWIFT Warns Of Other Attacks On Network
The theft of $81m from Bangladesh Bank was part of a wave of scams attempting to use the SWIFT network
Bangladesh Bank Attackers ‘Hacked SWIFT Software’
Client software used to access the SWIFT financial network was apparently compromised in the unprecedented heist, BAE Systems researchers say
Beware Of Bank Heists For The Digital Age
Kaspersky Lab's Kirill Slavin takes a look at the tactics being used by some of the new generation of tech-savvy bank robbers
Barclays Offers Big Data Service To Britain’s SMBs
New Barclays SmartBusiness project will give half a million SMBs access to customer trends and insights
Bank Of Russia Signs Up Machine Learning To Bust Fraud
Yandex machine learning service will allow Bank of Russia to spot fraudulent and unlicensed money lending organisations
Android Pay Will Launch In UK Without RBS, Barclays And Santander Support
Google confirms Android Pay will launch in the UK "in next few months", but some bank customers and American Express users will be disappointed
How To Hack A Bank In 20 Minutes
Ryan MacDougall, senior security consultant at Coalfire, details the simple techniques he (hypothetically?) used to breach a major bank
Forging Ahead: Four Digital Transformation Partnerships For Financial Services
Telstra's Tom Homer gives us a look at some of the most exciting digital transformation opportunities for financial services firms
RSA: Committing Online Fraud Is Just Too Easy
Daniel Cohen, head of FraudAction at RSA - a security division of EMC - explains how cybercriminals have upped their game
HSBC Rolls Out Biometric Banking
Voice recognition and fingerprint scanning will give HSBC and First Direct customers extra security
Hackers Rob Millions From Dozens Of Banks
In 2015 hackers turned to hacking banks directly, rather than targeting end users, according to Kaspersky Lab
HSBC Cyber Attack: How Safe Is Online Banking?
HSBC says it has successfully defended a distributed denial of service (DDos) attack, but should customers be worried?
Cyber Attack Blocks HSBC Customers From Online Accounts
HSBC says it is working hard to get its banking facility back online after a DDoS attack
O2 Travel Alerts Service Hopes To Stamp Out Holiday Card Fraud
O2 "World first" technology will mean you no longer have to inform your bank when you want to use your card abroad
Barclaycard Finally Reveals Apple Pay Competitor
mybarclaycard Android app allows for contactless payments up to £30
BT Signs On For Nationwide Network Revamp
Nationwide says customers will benefit from better online banking thanks to BT network upgrades
The New Wave Of Challenger Banks: How Will Digital-Only Banks Shake Up Financial Services?
Simon Cadbury from Intelligent Environments tells us how digital-only banks are set to shake up banking as we know it