Month: May 2013

Bitcoin

Kirk Hope talks to Susan Wood about Bitcoin.

Refugee money transfer operation shut down

New Zealand Banker’s Association chief executive Kirk Hope said banks were now asking tougher questions of customers, particularly concerning their identity, and closing accounts if necessary.

Skimming bust a reminder to be on guard

This week’s sentencing of two Romanian fraudsters provides a useful reminder to be on guard when using your bank card. The convicted men were planning to set up skimming devices on ATMs in New Zealand, have been fined $1000 each and will be deported from the country. “While we would like to have seen a… Read more »