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Author: Rob Lewis

Help First Direct Design Their New Debit Card

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

As part of their Labs website, First Direct are looking for customer feedback on a new design for their debit cards.

Tagged banking

Are Smartphone Apps Stealing Your Money?

Posted on September 26, 2011September 26, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The BBC reports that the premium-rate call regulator, Phonepayplus, is looking for feedback on its regulation of smartphone apps after it found that rogue apps were charging users without their consent.

Tagged apps, mobile

Have We Fallen Out Of Love With Comparison Sites?

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 5 Comments

Think back around 5 years, can you remember the feeling of satisfaction that you could search for the best deal on something like car insurance by visiting a single site and not phoning round a number of brokers?

Tagged comparison sites, Insurance

First Look At BankSimple

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

The much-hyped internet-only US bank of the future (because it doesn’t yet exist) BankSimple has given a sneek peak into the way it will look.

Tagged banking

Infographic: Energy Price Rises

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

Confused.com have produced an infographic which demonstrates how the major suppliers have increased their electricity and gas prices, what you can do about it, and how your money gets spent.

Tagged energy, Money Saving

Google Wallet Launches

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Google Wallet, which we first talked about at the end of May, has finally been launched.

Tagged google, mobile, payments, wallet

Student Loan Calculator

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 3 Comments

The BBC has designed a simple calculator to give students repaying loans under the new system an idea of how much it may cost them to pay off their student loans.

Tagged calculator, Loans, Students

Santander Adds Text Alerts

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 3 Comments

Santander customers with a current or savings account can now receive text messages notifying them about their balance and transactions.

Tagged banking, sms

UK Banks On Twitter

Posted on September 15, 2011January 25, 2012 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

Over the past couple of days I’ve had the chance to test out some big banks’ responsiveness to being contacted on Twitter.

Tagged banking, Banks, twitter

Halifax & Bank Of Scotland Online Banking FAIL

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 17 Comments

Thousands of Halifax and Bank Of Scotland customers have experienced problems accessing their bank accounts information online, since a botched integration courtesy of owners Lloyds at the weekend.

Tagged banking, online

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