In its regular Apps Of The Week feature, the Guardian has taken a look at the apps currently on offer from UK banks, reviewing 5 apps (well, 4 and one imposter) from some of the biggest high street banks.
Author: Rob Lewis
2012 Budget Calculator
Find out whether or not you’ll be better off following the Chancellor’s budget.
UK Banking Social Media Report
Independent research company Digitial MR has released its first annual UK Banking Social Media report, in which they analysed over 200,000 customer comments about high street banks between January and December 2011.
HSBC Fast Balance App
HSBC has now started taking signups for a new “Fast Balance” app.
PayPal Here: Here In The UK “Soon”
PayPal has announced a new tool to enable small businesses to take card payments using just a mobile phone.
Video: PayPal’s New Digital Wallet
As we reported earlier in the week, PayPal revealed its new digital wallet at SXSW, and thanks to the eBay Ink blog, we can now take a look at some of its features.
PayPal “To Launch Square Competitor”
PayPal are rumoured to be launching their own (triangular) mobile payment dongle, according to GigaOm.
PayPal To Demo New Mobile Wallet
PayPal is set to demonstrate its new mobile wallet at SXSW.
American Express Links Credit Cards To Twitter
American Express has launched a new service in the US which allows cardholders to get exclusive offers loaded onto their cards, thanks to a simple Tweet containing a particular hashtag.
Square Register iPad App
Credit card payment processor Square continues to bring new products to market with the launch of its new Register app for the iPad.