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Trov: On-Demand Insurance For Your Gadgets

Posted on November 24, 2016November 24, 2016 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment
Trov gadget insurance

A new insurance service, Trov, has launched in the UK, enabling you to insure your gadgets whenever you need to via a mobile app.

Tagged app, Insurance, trov

More Online Shopping Safety Tips For Black Friday & Cyber Monday

Posted on November 23, 2016November 23, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment
Onlin eshopping safety tips

More tips on how to safely shop online this Black Friday & Cyber Monday.

Tagged safety, shopping, Tips

Avoid Online Shopping Fraud on Black Friday & Cyber Monday

Posted on November 22, 2016November 23, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

As the popularity of Black Friday and Cyber Monday have grown, so has the level of online shopping fraud associated with these two big days of web retail. Our tips might help you prevent becoming a victim.

Tagged fraud, online, shopping, Tips

Zopa Announces Plan to Launch “Next Generation” Bank

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment
Zopa

Zopa, which was the world’s first peer-to-peer lender, has announced their intention to launch a “next-generation” bank.

Tagged banking, Loans, Zopa

New Features For Monzo; Friend Payments, Security & More

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment
Monzo with friends

New bank Monzo has continued its development with a range of new features, including a way to pay friends and a new security feature for when travelling abroad, among other additions.

Tagged app, banking, Monzo

Blinq: Expense Tracking App

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment
Blinq

Keeping track of your finances can be difficult and time consuming. There are loads of expense tracking apps available which can help though, and a new app, aims to stand out from the crowd thanks to the ease at which it lets you add expenses.

Tagged app, Blinq, expenses

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

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