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HSBC banking app blocked from Samsung's Secure Folder

HSBC decides Samsung Secure Folder and Android's Private Space are no place for a banking app

It said the block was "a proportionate security control designed to mitigate a foreseeable security risk"

https://www.theregister.com/applications/2026/09/24/hsbc-decides-samsung-secure-folder-and-androids-private-space-are-no-place-for-a-banking-app/5298542

I had a similar problem with Virgin's app a while back but that turned out to be a bug rather than deliberate policy…

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