A new campaign, backed by Stephen Fry, aims to get Facebook users to think about keeping their bank details secure.
Tag: banking
UK Bank Apps Reviewed
In its regular Apps Of The Week feature, the Guardian has taken a look at the apps currently on offer from UK banks, reviewing 5 apps (well, 4 and one imposter) from some of the biggest high street banks.
UK Banking Social Media Report
Independent research company Digitial MR has released its first annual UK Banking Social Media report, in which they analysed over 200,000 customer comments about high street banks between January and December 2011.
BBC Click: Hackers Outwit Bank Security
BBC Click has done a report on hackers’ latest successes in bypassing the latest bank security measures in order to extract money from online bank accounts, to be shown on February 4th and 5th on the News channel (or on iPlayer).
First Direct Launches 24/7 Customer Service On Twitter
First Direct bank have increased their use of Twitter for customer service, with representatives now available 24 hours a day on the site.
Santander iPhone App
Santander are the latest big bank to release an iPhone/iPad app for their Apple-toting customers, together with improved mobile banking for those without Apple devices.
Virgin Money Bank Advert
Virgin have this week begun their attempt to revolutionise banking as they takeover the old Northern Rock branches.
£250,000 Bank Error
Guardian writer Leo Benedictus logged on to find his bank account with a quarter of a million pounds more than expected.
Cashback For Switching Bank Accounts
If you’re fed up with your current bank account then the New Year might spur you on to switch to another bank, and depending on where you’re looking to move to, there might be an incentive to move in the form of cold, hard cash.
Halifax iPhone App
Halifax have finally released an iPhone app, which has rocketed to the top of the finance app charts on iTunes just a few days after its launch.