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Bank Of The Future (In 1971)

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Here’s a video of how Lloyds thought the bank of the future would look back in 1971, featuring Jacques Tati struggling to get to grips with the space-age technology.

Tagged banking, future, innovation

Halifax Ads: Dubstep Remix

Posted on February 7, 2011March 31, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 4 Comments

Apparently Halifax FM, the naff radio station featured in the latest round of Halifax ads, has had a change of music policy.

Tagged advertising, banking

Lloyds TSB Money Manager

Posted on February 1, 2011March 8, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 14 Comments

Lloyds have dipped their toes into the world of personal finance management (PFM) with the launch of Money Manager, a new free tool for Lloyds account holders

Tagged banking, PFM, Tools

What Would An Apple Bank Branch Look Like?

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

When we think about innovation in financial services, we’ll often ask ourselves questions such as “if Google was a bank, what would it do?” or “If Apple designed bank branches, what would they look like?”. Well, we could already have the answer to that second question, thanks to Citibank’s prototype branches.

Tagged apple, banking, design, innovation

First Direct iPhone App

Posted on January 13, 2011January 13, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

First Direct has finally launched an iPhone app following hundreds of requests from customers.

Tagged banking, iphone, Tools

Was Your Card Double-Charged On New Year’s Eve?

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The BBC is reporting that Lloyds Banking Group had a problem with their payment processing on New Year’s Eve, causing thousands of credit and debit card users to be double charged.

Tagged banking, payments

Bankers Try To Censor Old Chip & PIN Flaw

Posted on December 31, 2010December 31, 2010 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Back in February of this year (it’s still 2010 as I write this), we posted about a BBC Newsnight report that showed how a team of researchers from Cambridge University had managed to find a flaw in the Chip & PIN system.

Tagged banking, fraud, payments, security

Citibank Branch Of The Future

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Mashable has the details of a new bank branch launched by Citibank in Union Square, New York, dubbed the “bank of the future”.

Tagged banking, innovation

Lloyds TSB Me

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

Lloyds TSB is trying to generate some social media interest with a tool to create your own avatar which could be featured in a new advert.

Tagged banking, social media

Chairs: The Latest Banking Innovation

Posted on November 22, 2010November 22, 2010 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Newbury Building Society has opened its latest branch and claims to be the only bank or building society in the country where all of its customers sit down to deal with its cashiers, regardless of what transaction they are making.

Tagged banking, innovation

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