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If you go to http://www.boq.com.au/ and go through to their log in screen this is why there are three text boxes instead of the usual two (a clunky solution to needing different login details from different people).

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novia | karma 1821 | avg karma 3.25 · | 2023-12-18 11:53:59

Your comment brought this article to mind.

https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/seeing-like-a-bank/

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voltagex_ | karma 10530 | avg karma 1.86 · | 2012-12-19 18:36:53

One of the big banks in Australia, Commbank, have launched something like this - http://www.commbank.com.au/mobile/commbank-kaching/what-is-k...

dsplittgerber | karma 3235 | avg karma 10.4 · | 2011-03-14 03:00:35

Apparently, it's this: http://bankofamericasuck.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/boa1...

Sujan | karma 5087 | avg karma 5.42 · | 2017-10-12 17:55:02+00:00

"Funny" that the "bank" that is suggested in the article is one of them: https://www.getpenta.com/imprint.html

0des | karma 4899 | avg karma 2.46 · | 2022-02-14 19:08:28

Have you seen whereisgeorge.com? Also it is worth bringing up that US banks do this regularly.

SkyMarshal | karma 15873 | avg karma 2.81 · | 2023-03-12 00:38:05

https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/39746a2b-9c9d-3c3a-8282-78f00d2...

giancarlostoro | karma 13964 | avg karma 2.4 · | 2019-09-19 12:15:55+00:00

If you scroll to the bottom of that page for HSBC you will see the typical social media icons. It's likely embedded from those.

thevictor | karma 4 | avg karma 0.67 · | 2012-01-17 06:58:59

Well that trumps this website http://www.bankwest.com.au/ which cost $5 million to make.

softveda | karma 239 | avg karma 1.96 · | 2022-06-07 00:30:01

One bank in Australia (NAB) is also doing this inner source thing.

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nab-to-innersource-some-of-it....

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justinatjustat | karma 0 | avg karma 0.0 · | 2011-02-14 03:53:37+00:00

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/it-business/on...

alinspired | karma 77 | avg karma 0.53 · | 2021-03-27 01:50:10

sounds like a non-conventional bank with many details allowed to be posted, perhaps something crypto ?

Maxious | karma 3655 | avg karma 5.02 · | 2013-07-24 04:02:25+00:00

A bank you say? http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2079431/citibank-ha... http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/super-bad-first-sta...

known | karma 12202 | avg karma 1.61 · | 2017-11-24 09:08:36+00:00

I think its https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawala not a Bank

marquis | karma 2793 | avg karma 2.2 · | 2012-03-13 03:10:42+00:00

I know of two non-US versions that somehow manage the same thing with their local banking system:

http://www.pozible.com.au http://pledgeme.co.nz

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jln | karma 479 | avg karma 21.77 · | 2015-06-01 10:40:18

It's true, though no-one seems willing to name the offending bank in print.

Example: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d1b0346-2af8-11dd-a7fc-000077b076...

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