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> Plus you have to go into the bank fill out a form. Why can't I do this online? Because then it'd be super easy for thieves to empty out your account into som
by kylebrown 12y ago
> Plus you have to go into the bank fill out a form. Why can't I do this online?
Because then it'd be super easy for thieves to empty out your account into some bank in Eastern Europe.
- tim333 12y agoI can log into my bank (Santander PB) and fill out a form. They use human inspection along with other security to avoid the thieves.
- mike_hearn 12y agoThey could introduce hardware authentication, same as banks outside the USA (and now with the TREZOR, also Bitcoin).
- PeterisP 12y agoCome on, pretty much everyone in EU can send money abroad from their internetbank. It does offer one more opportunity for thieves to launder your money if your account is breached (aside from, say, withdrawing in an ATM or buying stuff online), but this is not a meaningful reason to make someone come to a bank physically. Do people go to banks in USA regularly? I have been to my bank 3 times in the last 3 years, and two of those were because I was getting a mortgage. A physical visit is expensive both to you and the bank, so everyone has a motivation to reduce them to absolute minimum - everything can be done online, except for verifying identity at account opening or large amount/notarized realestate transactions.