Hot on the heels of the news that Metro Bank has been granted a banking licence by the FSA, more news from another bank that is hoping to soon be appearing on the UK high-street.
Metro Bank Granted Licence
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).
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.
Kublax Dies… Again.
Scrap what we said the other day about Kublax possibly being able to continue, an email sent to users today confirms they’ve gone out of business.
Google Now Does Credit Card Comparisons
Google has made its first official steps into the UK financial comparison market with the launch of a tool to compare credit card rates.
Groupola: Group Buying Power
A new deal website has launched aiming to give massive discounts on a range of items, provided enough people agree to take up the deal.