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HSBC Overdraft Alerts By Text

Posted on May 10, 2011May 9, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

HSBC is to introduce a new service to its current account customers to alert them when they are approaching their overdraft limit.

Tagged banking, hsbc, overdraft, sms

Google Business Photos

Posted on May 9, 2011May 8, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

Google has launched a new service which it hopes will help them show even more detail on businesses in their search results and map listings.

Tagged Business, google, marketing

Infographic: Which Countries Give The Most Foreign Aid?

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

During the recession and economic downturn there has been a lot of discussion about Britain’s commitments to foreign aid. This infographic shows how the UK compares to other countries with its foreign aid.

Tagged charity, giving, infographic

What Banking Reform Could Mean For Us

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

This week the Independent Commission on Banking published its proposal to change banking in the UK, and if the proposals are eventually accepted, there could be interesting changes for customers.

Bank Card Fraud “Our #1 Security Concern”

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

The Guardian has reported the results of a survey which suggests that the UK’s security concerns are at a four-year high, and that bank card fraud is number 1 on the list of worries.

Tagged banking, security

Train Delayed? Get Your Ticket Refunded

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

A new tool from Which? will tell you whether you may actually be able to reclaim some money from the train company for the inconvenience they’ve caused you.

Tagged Money Saving, travel

How Social Media Will Influence Wall Street Trading

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Mashable has posted an interesting article on how Wall Street is looking to use data from social media to predict markets and ultimately influence trading decisions.

Tagged Investments, social media, stockmarket, twitter

Sony PlayStation Network Hacked: Credit Card Details At Risk

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

After days of downtime for the Playstation Network, Sony have finally admitted that customer data, possibly including credit card details, may have been leaked.

Tagged fraud, security

Is Public Wi-Fi Stealing Your Credit Card Details?

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The Guardian has recently been doing an experiment into the security of public wi-fi “hotspots” such as BTOpenzone, and has published some worrying findings.

Tagged scam, security

Google Launches Its “Groupon Killer”

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 6 Comments

It’s no secret that Google has been looking to get itself into the daily deal/group buying phenomenon, openly courting Groupon at the end of last year, but falling short of a deal to buy them.

Tagged deals, google

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