Anti-Virus On A USB Drive
When your Windows-based PC becomes infected with an assload of virii and you have no clue how to recover, what do you do? You place an overseas order for DigiWorks’ USB Virus Chaser and pray for the...
View Article$20 Indian cellphone to bring telephony to developing world
[photopress:spicephone.jpg,full,left] An Indian telecom corp will release a $20 cellphone that’s aimed at the developing world/celphone market. The phone, nicknamed the people’s phone (much like the...
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Simple Rolls Out iPhone App, But Still No Word On Public Launch
Simple (formerly known as BankSimple), the startup with $13.1 million in funding to build a better banking experience for customers, has today introduced its first mobile application, surprisingly...
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Revealed: Mint.com Could Soon Fire Back At Simple With A Debit Card Of Its Own
Earlier today, online banking startup Simple unveiled new reporting features that will allow users to see how much — and where — they’re spending money in their bank accounts. Those features seemed...
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Simple Fleshes Out Its Online Banking Service With Mobile Check Depositing
From the outset, online banking startup Simple has been focused on supplanting the brick-and-mortar banks in its users’ lives, but they haven’t always been equipped to handle every little transaction...
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Online Banking Service Simple Now Has An Android App, Designed From The...
Since launch, online banking provider Simple has sought to provide an alternative to traditional banking services. It’s done that with built-in data visualization and a beautiful and intuitive mobile...
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Why Simple Is Better Than Your Bank, Both Online And On Mobile Devices
Most banks are notoriously bad at online, and especially mobile, experiences. Some don’t have mobile apps at all, and those that do exist typically aren’t that good. That’s why the folks at Portland,...
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Online Banking Startup Simple Finally Makes It Easier To Move Money Into Your...
Simple has made some serious strides since it opened up to the public last year, but there’s one thing the service has just never been that great at: transferring money from one bank account to...
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Braintree Expands Venmo Touch, Partners With Online Banking Startup Simple...
Braintree, the Chicago-based payments gateway that’s now processing over $10 billion in payments annually, including those for startups like Uber, Fab, Hailo, Airbnb, Rovio and others, is today...
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Simple's MoneyDrop Will Soon Let Users Transfer Funds Using Bluetooth
Things seem to have been moving rather smoothly for the folks at online banking startup Simple. They've spent the last year fleshing out their mobile apps with some much-needed features and added some...
View ArticleHow T-Mobile’s New Mobile Banking Service Compares With Simple And Amex Serve
T-Mobile today announced its intentions to get into the business of providing banking services to its wireless customers, and any others who want an alternative to traditional banking accounts. The new...
View ArticleBanking Startup Simple Acquired For $117M, Will Continue To Operate Separately
Banking startup Simple has been acquired, the company announced today. The acquiring company, BBVA, is a 150-year old financial services corporation that operates in a number of markets, and a leading...
View ArticleThe Secret Bubble
There are a couple of kinds of ‘bubbles’ that we talk about in tech. The most prominent is the ‘money bubble’, which posits that companies and investors are riding a wave of faux optimism when it comes...
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Online Banking Service Simple Just Made Bank Transfers Faster
Simple, the online banking service acquired by BBVA earlier this year, had an overall goal of addressing the various pain points found at traditional banks, like minimum balance requirements, fees,...
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Months After Its “Upgrade,” Simple’s Online Bank Is Still Broken
Simple is no longer “simple.” Nearly two months after an upgrade to its systems and infrastructure, online banking service Simple is still recovering from a series of glitches that have affected every...
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An Apple Watch In Middle America
Okay, it’s technically not “middle” America, geographically speaking, but it is a small chunk of suburbia on the outskirts of an even smaller urban center. A place where people don’t rush right out...
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Simple Issues Bank Startup Mondo Cease And Desist Over Alleged Use Of “Safe...
Simple, the U.S. banking startup now owned by BBVA after it was acquired in early 2014, seems to have forgotten what it’s like to be a fledgling upstart already. The company’s lawyers have sent...
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Online Bank Simple Ditches All Fees
When the online banking service Simple got started, one of its promises to customers was that it would eliminate many of the excessive fees that traditional banks charge while also offering an...
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Simple rolls out shared bank accounts that work for anyone, including roommates
Online banking service Simple is today rolling out a new product: shared accounts. However, unlike joint checking accounts typically shared by spouses, Simple’s shared accounts work differently. They...
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Simple’s new kind of shared bank account targets unmarried partners,...
Online banking service Simple today is launching a new type of banking product aimed at a younger generation of customers who want to be able to collaborate on finances with others, but aren’t in the...
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