Latest Bank of America News: Finextra Research

Samsung gets banks onboard for Galaxy Note7 iris scanning

Samsung has added an iris scanner to its latest flagship handset, the Galaxy Note7, which will be used to access banking app and authenticate Samsung Pay transactions,

03 August 2016

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More global banks back blockchain collaboration plan

An initiative to create a set of global standards for the use of distributed ledger technology in financial markets has picked up momentum, with another 13 major banks - including BofA, Deutsche Bank and HSBC - throwing their weight behind the plan.

29 September 2015

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BofA revamps mobile app; introduces fingerprint sign-in

Bank of America has given its mobile app a refresh, enabling customers to log in with their fingerprints and access accounts via the Apple Watch.

16 September 2015

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US migration to EMV gathers momentum

More than 575 million US payments cards will feature EMV chip security by the end of next year, according to a trade body set up to push the migration from magstripe plastic.

13 August 2014

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Fintech start-ups get chance to wow Wall Street

Financial technology start-ups have been showing off their wares to top executives from Wall Street at the third annual FinTech Innovation Lab 'Demo Day' in New York.

12 July 2013

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Anonymous leak claims BofA is spying on hacktivists

An Anonymous-affiliated group has leaked what it claims is a cache of e-mails and internal reports detailing intelligence on the hacktivist collective put together by a Bank of America sub-contractor.

27 February 2013

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Bank of America hit by website crash in the US

Bank of America's online banking website crashed on Friday, February 1st in the US leaving customers temporarily unable to access their accounts.

04 February 2013

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US banks in the firing line as hackers promise to renew DDoS assault spree

A group protesting about the release of a film mocking the prophet Mohammed has promised to unleash a second wave of Distributed Denial of Service attacks against prominent US banks in the run-up to Christmas.

17 December 2012

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US banks walk away from struggling BlackBerry

American banks are ditching planned BlackBerry apps as the Canadian brand's market share tumbles in the face of Apple's iPhone and Google's Android, according to Keynote Systems.

06 November 2012

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Wells Fargo latest US bank to see Web site disrupted

Wells Fargo has become the latest US bank to see its Web site under cyber-siege, with the group claiming responsibility promising further attacks.

26 September 2012

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Iran blamed for BofA and Chase site attacks

Iran was behind last week's attacks on the Web sites of Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase, targeting the pair in retaliation for Western economic sanctions, according to US media reports.

24 September 2012

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US banks on red alert as Chase and BofA sites suffer downtime

Financial institutions in the US are on high alert after JPMorgan Chase became the second big bank to experience outages on its Web site. The downtime at Chase follows an apparent Distributed Denial of Service attack that disrupted the online presence of Bank of America earlier in the week.

20 September 2012

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