Online Banking: "MoneyClip"

--- begin forwarded text X-Sender: oldbear@pop.tiac.net Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 15:59:34 -0400 To: Digital Commerce Society of Boston <dcsb@ai.mit.edu> From: The Old Bear <oldbear@arctos.com> Subject: Online Banking: "MoneyClip" Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: bounce-dcsb@ai.mit.edu Precedence: bulk Reply-To: The Old Bear <oldbear@arctos.com> MONEYCLIP DOES ONLINE BANKING A group of companies has developed a device that turns almost any PC into an automatic teller machine. The MoneyClip, which is a diskette that incorporates a smart card and access software, enables users "to perform virtually any ATM transaction from the comfort of their homes," says the CEO of the Home Financial Network, one of the four developers. In order to use the MoneyClip, a PC has to already be loaded with online banking software and the owner has to have an account at a bank that offers online banking. source: Tampa Tribune April 14, 1997 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe from the dcsb list, send a letter to: Majordomo@ai.mit.edu In the body of the message, write: unsubscribe dcsb Or, to subscribe, write: subscribe dcsb If you have questions, write to me at Owner-DCSB@ai.mit.edu --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah@shipwright.com), Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA Lesley Stahl: "You mean *anyone* can set up a web site and compete with the New York Times?" Andrew Kantor: "Yes." Stahl: "Isn't that dangerous?" The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/

Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com> forwarded:
MONEYCLIP DOES ONLINE BANKING
A group of companies has developed a device that turns almost any PC into an automatic teller machine. The MoneyClip, which is a diskette that incorporates a smart card and access software, enables users "to perform virtually any ATM transaction from the comfort
Actually, it should be pointed out that the Money Clip is actually a Smarty Smart Card Reader (from Fischer International) , not a "diskette". =Bill=
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Bill Campbell
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Robert Hettinga