The WSJ is reporting that many banks are thinking about creating a limit on how much you can spend on your debit card. Specifically, JP Morgan Chase & Co is thinking about setting a $US100 maximum per transaction.
France really does have the best thieves. This time, a group of bandits known as the “vacuum gang” has gone on a 15-store robbing spree using nothing but a drill and a powerful vacuum cleaner. It’s Mission Impossible meets Martha Stewart.
Recently, a bank teller in California foiled a robber by convincing him that he actually needed to take out a loan, busying the criminal with paperwork until the police arrived. Do you consider the teller’s action a social hack?
Last September, masked bank robbers landed a helicopter on a Swedish bank, broke in through a glass pyramid and set off some explosions before hoisting up on rope lines and flying away with millions of dollars. And here’s the video!
We love us some free stuff here at Giz. We also love Wi-Fi. So when Gus over at Lifehacker tells us that ANZ is offering free Wi-Fi at cafes around Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne until the end of September, we figured we’d pass on the good news.
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Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich weighed in yesterday on the FTC’s investigation into Apple, and he’s not on board with it. His reason? They should be looking into banks instead. It’s hard to argue with!
