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financial services The USPS is testing out becoming a bank, and it's about damn time. Thom Dunn
cobol Why COBOL will never die Clive Thompson
ATMs Why is there a two hour line at this particular ATM in New York City? David Pescovitz
banking Goodbye Libra, hello Facebook Pay Xeni Jardin
chase Chase customers have ONE MONTH left to opt out of binding arbitration Cory Doctorow
#MotivationMonday Chase's idiotic poverty-shaming "inspirational" tweet, and Twitter users' magnificent responses thereto Cory Doctorow
chip-and-pin Security chips have not reduced US credit-card fraud Cory Doctorow
consumers union Consumer Reports now evaluates products' security and privacy Cory Doctorow
out-of-touch one percenters Trump's chief Goldman-Sachs goblin tells America they can buy a new car for $1000 Cory Doctorow
lobbying GOP wants to get rid of overdraft fee limits Mark Frauenfelder
guessing Crooks can guess Visa card details in six seconds by querying lots of websites at once Cory Doctorow
banking A second hacker group is targeting SWIFT bank system users with malware, Symantec warns Xeni Jardin
arbitrage Hedge fund paid terminally ill people to sign up for "death puts" Cory Doctorow
negative yields Europe's banks want to store billions in cash to fight back against negative interest Cory Doctorow
american express Tiny open-source gadget simulates replacement Amex cards, disables chip-&-PIN Cory Doctorow
detroit news Detroit News documents the decimation of one city block Andrea James
currency The most beautiful money in U.S. history David Pescovitz
banking Interview with Matt Taibbi about "The Divide" Cory Doctorow
banking Gamestop as a fee-free, convenient banking institution Cory Doctorow
banking After the Meltdown: tracking the fortunes reaped by the bankers who tanked the economy Cory Doctorow