News

Man Who Paid $US16 For House Gets Evicted

Kenneth Robinson, an American hero who found a loophole in the system to buy a $US330,000 house for 16 bucks, has sadly been evicted from his “house” because Bank of America claimed ownership of the property. Dammit. Does that mean there really aren’t any shortcuts in life?


May 27, 2011
News

ATM Repairman Accused Of Filling Machines With Fake Cash

An ATM repairman was nabbed in Phoenix on charges of having stolen about $US200,000 in ATM funds from San Francisco-area branches of Bank of America. His method was almost brilliant in its sheer stupidity: He pocketed the cash, and replaced it in the machines with “counterfeit or photocopied $US20 bills”.


February 26, 2011
Mobile

Leak: NFC BlackBerrys Are Being Tested At Bank Of America

By affixing a new battery cover to BlackBerry handsets, Bank of America customers will be able to make payments at retail places that accept Mastercard PayPass, from this spring.


August 21, 2010
Gadgets

Digital Wallets At The Ready In NYC For Visa’s Latest Trials

Swiping a phone to pay for a cup of coffee is going to be one of the biggest advances in technology in the coming year, and from next month Bank of America and Visa will start testing it out in New York.


April 11, 2010
Gadgets

Bank Of America Employee Charged With Planting Malware On ATMs

A Bank of America worker installed malicious software on his employer’s ATMs that allowed him to make thousands of dollars in fraudulent withdrawals, all without leaving a transaction record, according to federal prosecutors.