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I rarely find myself defending banks, but here we go. ;) They will argue (as I do) that it is gross negligence on the side of the customer not to keep software updated. And if they can prove that you were using outdated software (which will be simple, based on the logs connected to your account): no, they need not cover any damages arising from you not keeping up to speed on security updates. That's part of your due diligence.
They can revoke usage. Say if you use app version 7 and the required app is version 8 then no transaction can be done. The app can be installed yet unusable. So it's not because the app is installed and outdated that functionalities have to remain usable. Gaming servers do that all the time.
I'm pretty sure they already do that, not "just" warnings.