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Coming Soon, Smartphone-Based Banking

Posted by timothy on from the honing-in-on-float dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Banks will be offering a new service at the end of the year that will let customers take a photo of a paper check and have it be deposited in their bank accounts, making the smartphone one step closer to an ATM."

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  1. DUPE by MBCook · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is a dupe from like 2 days ago, which was a dupe from like 6 months ago. USAA has been allowing this for months and months with the iPhone.

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  2. Ditch checks! by mseidl · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I've lived both in Europe and the USA, and I have to say, ditch the checks. Seriously. It's a joke and a pain in the ass.

  3. You're taking the piss. by Colin+Smith · · Score: 3, Insightful

    No? Really. Taking a photo of a cheque?

    Writing out a cheque, then taking a photo of it? No. You're pulling my leg. And this is an advance?

    Why not just transfer the money using the phone?

    We can do it here in Europe. They can do it in India and Africa for goodness sake;

    http://europe.nokia.com/ovi-services-and-apps/nokia-money

     

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