Metro Bank, which is threatening to shake-up the UK banking market by returning it to a more “customer-centric” business, has finally been granted a licence by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Month: March 2010
Beware Facebook/Twitter iPad Scam
This latest scam takes the form of a Facebook app, which offers you and your network of friends the chance to get a free iPad as part of a research programme.
Make Payments To Your Facebook Friends
A new app has been launched which allows you to make small payments to your Facebook friends.
076 Phone Number Scam
The Guardian’s Technology blog has a warning about a new but far from sophisticated phone scam, which uses a special set of numbers reserved for radiopagers.
First Direct Need These 5 Tips To Stop Twitter Hackers
First Direct recently became one of the more high profile Twitter users to have their accounts hacked, thanks to a phishing scam that was spreading by Direct Message last week.
Mackems Love Comparison Sites
Data from Hitwise suggests that “financial aggregators” – comparison sites such as Moneysupermarket.com, Confused.com and GoCompare – are most popular with people living in Sunderland.