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Author: Rob Lewis

Leetchi.com: Money Collection Platform Launches In UK

Posted on October 19, 2016January 17, 2017 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment
Leetchi

Leetchi.com is a money collection platform that allows anyone to create a ‘money pot’ and invite others to help finance projects such as group gifts for birthdays, baby showers and co-workers, as well as fundraising for projects, charities and events.

Tagged donations, leetchi, payments

UK Consumers “Sceptical” About Benefits of Digital-Only Banks

Posted on October 17, 2016June 28, 2023 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment
Digital-only banks

New digital-only banks seeking to break into the UK market will find the acquisition of customers a slow and challenging process, as consumers remain unconvinced that pure digital banks offer significant benefits over traditional rivals.

Tagged Banks, digital, fintech, online

Chip: Automatic Savings App Launched

Posted on October 13, 2016July 5, 2017 by Rob Lewis - 3 Comments
Chip

Chip is the new “millennial-friendly” automatic savings app which claims to be the first of its kind to focus on young people’s greatest challenge: saving.

Tagged app, chip, Savings

RetireEasy: Pension Dashboard & Retirement Planning Tool

Posted on October 12, 2016October 11, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment
RetireEasy

RetireEasy is a new pension dashboard and retirement planning tool which aims to fill the space left following the closure of Royal London’s Money Manager service, which we reported on at the start of September.

Tagged Pensions, RetireEasy, retirement, Tools

Could A Dashcam Save You Money On Your Car Insurance?

Posted on October 11, 2016October 12, 2016 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment
Dashcam

Up until a few years ago, dashcams only seemed to be the preserve of footage from foreign car crashes. But there’s a growing number of them appearing in UK cars, and you may now be able to save money on your car insurance by installing your own dashcam.

Tagged car insurance, dashcam, technology, video

How To Play A Record With A New Five Pound Note

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment
Vinyl played with a fiver

So, if you haven’t managed to sell your new fiver for a fifty thousand pounds, nor managed to destroy it in some random way, other than spending it, what else can you do with it?

Tagged bank notes, money

Monzo Adds Siri Integration, Launches On Android

Posted on September 30, 2016September 29, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment
Monzo on Android

The folks at Monzo have been busy, announcing the integration with iOS’s Siri assistant and launching the Android version of their app in the past few days.

Tagged android, app, banking, Monzo, Siri

Zeek Review: Buy & Sell Discount Vouchers & Gift Cards

Posted on September 29, 2016October 7, 2016 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment
Zeek review

Zeek is a new marketplace for buying and selling gift vouchers & cards. I gave it a go to see how it performs. Read on for our Zeek review.

Tagged discount, Money Saving, review, shopping, voucher

Energy Saving Tips For Students

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

As students across the country head back to university this month, British Gas has come up with some handy energy saving tips and “life hacks” for both saving money on energy bills and avoiding the common arguments over long showers or switching lights off.

Tagged energy, Money Saving, Students, Tips

MotionCode: “High-Tech” Credit Card Launched To Combat Fraud

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The MotionCode card, with an ever-changing CCV number, which it hopes will help to combat card fraud.

Tagged Credit Cards, innovation, MotionCode, technology

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