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by dpapathanasiou 5729 days ago
It does take some trust on the part of the users but the risks are alleviated by the fact that the money is insured and even if I had your credentials, your bank should not allow me to log in as I'm accessing it from a different computer.

If you mean FDIC insurance, that's only if the bank fails; identity theft type losses are probably not covered (you may want to research and confirm this).

Also, I don't think it matters from which computer/ip address someone logs in. If you know my login credentials, you can do anything to the account (though this might vary from bank to bank).

I think you need to be more proactive about security and fraud before people will be comfortable.

http://finkin.com/InstitutionSearch.xml

Thanks, I'll take a look.