politics Brexiteer Nigel Farage "couldn't maintain the minimum balance" for posh bank (Update: Bank admits it closed its account over his politics) Rob Beschizza

apple Apple takes on banks with new 4.15% interest savings account Mark Frauenfelder

finance Self-proclaimed "Anti-woke" bank bombs Thom Dunn

mistakes Lawsuit: Fifth Third Bank refused to cash a 71-year-old black woman's check Rob Beschizza

climate change Study: Big Tech companies produce even more carbon emissions by having cash in the bank Thom Dunn

usps The USPS is testing out becoming a bank, and it's about damn time. Thom Dunn

banking Why COBOL will never die Clive Thompson

banking Why is there a two hour line at this particular ATM in New York City? David Pescovitz

Business Goodbye Libra, hello Facebook Pay Xeni Jardin

Business Chase customers have ONE MONTH left to opt out of binding arbitration Cory Doctorow

twitter Chase's idiotic poverty-shaming "inspirational" tweet, and Twitter users' magnificent responses thereto Cory Doctorow

security Security chips have not reduced US credit-card fraud Cory Doctorow

Business Consumer Reports now evaluates products' security and privacy Cory Doctorow

finance Trump's chief Goldman-Sachs goblin tells America they can buy a new car for $1000 Cory Doctorow

banking GOP wants to get rid of overdraft fee limits Mark Frauenfelder

Business Crooks can guess Visa card details in six seconds by querying lots of websites at once Cory Doctorow

picks A second hacker group is targeting SWIFT bank system users with malware, Symantec warns Xeni Jardin

class war Hedge fund paid terminally ill people to sign up for "death puts" Cory Doctorow

finance Europe's banks want to store billions in cash to fight back against negative interest Cory Doctorow

infosec Tiny open-source gadget simulates replacement Amex cards, disables chip-&-PIN Cory Doctorow