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Military Grade Security

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“Military Grade Security” Is a phrase that has become watered down by its overuse, yet it still a succinct way to sum up a set of practices and procedures in a short phrase that the general public can consume. Part … Continue reading

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Personal Bank Data API

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We believe everyone should have access to their own personal data – and do with it what they want. So we have just pushed live our first draft of our public READ ONLY Api. We are working on granting third … Continue reading

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Do Banks Love Hackers?

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A recent BBC Click article reporting “Hackers outwit online banking identity security systems” show how ‘hackers’ can poison online banking web sites to trick customers into transferring money out of their accounts. I was going to blog about the fact … Continue reading

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Santander on Android

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We have just released support for Santander bank on (Android only) at the moment. The iPhone and iPad versions will be submitted to the app store soon, along with a couple more bug fixes. This allows you to see all … Continue reading

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Sky Support Shenanigans

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I know its not big or clever, but I journeyed from annoyed to getting swept up in the ridiculousness…. Welcome to Sky Live Chat Service. A Sky Advisor will be with you shortly. Please wait while we connect you to … Continue reading

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MoneyDashboard rewrite in HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript

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A brave and necessary decision was taken probably late last year at MoneyDashboard, when they advertised for a web developer, to rewrite their web interface in HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript. I had blogged before how I thought Silverlight was a … Continue reading

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Halifax Bank on Android

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Today we just launched out support for Halifax bank on Money Toolkit – but only on Android for now, until the changes are accepted by the Apple app store. Existing customers don’t need to update their Android app, though it … Continue reading

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Lloyds C&G branches being sold to Co-op Bank

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Paul Lewis published the full list of branches that are to be sold to the Co-Operative Bank Here is the pdf… Paul Lewis has been tweeting about it too… Some folk have found it hard to se on their mobile … Continue reading

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Co-Operative Bank for Android

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Today we have rolled out beta support for Co Operative bank for our Android app. So you can now add all your Co-op bank accounts to Money Toolkit. There may be a few niggles as it always takes a while … Continue reading

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Software Development Hype Cycle

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I recently tweeted a banal thought (as most are) that the hype cycle could probably be applied to software development (and probably any project) as well as a technology or product. So I decided to jot down some thoughts about … Continue reading

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