Transport for London has announced plans to upgrade its network of Oyster card readers to work with contactless bank cards.
Author: Rob Lewis
Tesco Clubcard Online Account
Tesco has added a new section to their website to allow you to manage your Clubcard points and vouchers.
mybarclaycard: Manage Your Barclaycard On Your Mobile
Barclaycard has launched a new mobile service to compliment its mybarclaycard account management tools.
Square Drops Transaction Fees
Today credit-card-payment-on-your-mobile-phone company Square has announced that it is removing its 15 cent per-transaction fee and just levying a flat 2.75% rate on all transactions, on what it calls a “simple revolution”.
Brits “Uncomfortable” With Mobile Payments
Earlier this week the results of some new research was released which concluded that more than half of Brits are uncomfortable with the idea of completing contactless payments with their mobile phones.
RBS: Changing The Bank
The Royal Bank of Scotland have launched a new microsite which hopes to improve its relationship with customers by openly communicating with them and the public on decisions, changes and processes.
Infographic: UK Debt Problem Facts & Figures
MoneyDebtAndCredit.com has produced an infographic showing the scale of the UK’s personal debt problem.
Students Want To Manage Their Money, Not Just Freebies
Over half of students feel that the current resources being provided by banks to help manage their finances are simply inadequate, and they favour budgeting tools over the usual incentives.
Bank Of The Future (In 1971)
Here’s a video of how Lloyds thought the bank of the future would look back in 1971, featuring Jacques Tati struggling to get to grips with the space-age technology.
Money4Gold In Liquidation
Remember the problems we highlighted with Money4Gold about 18 months ago? Well, that was by far the most commented post ever on Money Watch, with many of you giving us stories of poor offers for your gold, delays in returning your gold and general poor service.