Frustrated callers tweeted HMRC over 11,500 times in the last 12 months to complain about long phone line queues.
Author: Rob Lewis
Listen: Bank Scam Tricks Victim Out Of £12,000
We’ve made readers aware of telephone scams in the past, but for one of the first times you can take a listen to a call to a real victim of a slightly different type of phone bank scam.
Halifax Online Banking Redesign
Halifax have announced that they’ll shortly be launching a redesign of their online banking website.
“World’s First” Contactless Payment Jacket
A new jacket from British fashion brand Lyle & Scott has a “contactless payment cuff” which allows you to make payments with a swipe of your wrist.
PayPal Launch PayPal.Me To Help Send & Receive Money
Paying back friends and family is about to get easier and faster, according to PayPal, thanks to their new secure way to pay, using just a short personalised link. Users can now secure their own name at PayPal.Me (for example, a person called John Smith could register the personalised link with the username PayPal.Me/JohnSmith, if available) […]
iZettle Raises €60 Million, Introduces iZettle Advance
iZettle is introducing iZettle Advance, a new way for small businesses across Europe to obtain access to extra capital by getting an advance on future card sales.
UK Contactless Spending Triples in 12 Months
Data released by Barclaycard today shows that contactless spending has more than trebled in the last 12 months.
A Run On RBS Bank? No, Just A Game Of American Football
The Bank of England’s social media team charged with keeping an eye out for evidence of a run on a UK bank were alerted to a suspect spike in the run up to the Scottish Independence referendum.
Infographic: Mobile Wallets Compared
Following on from our post on Apple Pay vs Samsung Pay from the other day, it’s worth taking a look at an infographic produced by CNN which compares the features of the major mobile wallets; Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Wallet, Paypal and Bitcoin.
Pay By Selfie!
Mastercard are running 2 tests where users can authorise payments by effectively taking a selfie with their smartphones.