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We’ve been advised by Halifax that they are currently experiencing an issue with accessing their Share Dealing service.  Fortunately it seems that it is just one method of accessing their service which is causing a problem. If you usually access your Share Dealing account by logging into your Halifax Online Banking site, then you will be currently unable to [...]

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First direct have recently released figures about their customer base for 2011, and whilst most statistics come from surveys, these are taken directly from First Direct’s online banking and text services and give a good reflection of usage. With just under 2 million customers, 57% of these are now active internet banking users (logged on [...]

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As part of their recent site updates, Halifax have now updated their login screen to their online service.  The main aim of implementing these changes is to enhance the security of the sign in process, and to make it more secure for users.

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Following the financial crisis in 2008, The Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) was formed to scrutinise the UK banking industry to ensure nothing like this would occur again. They have released their interim “Consultation on Reform Options” report, and whilst it mainly looks at the banking sector from a corporate perspective, there are some improvements being put forwards [...]

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HSBC are planning on providing a new text message alert service next month for all of it’s customers who currently have some form of overdraft facility.  When released in June 2011, this service will act as a warning system for customers who are nearing their overdraft limit. The service is free to setup on your [...]

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Following feedback from their customers, Barclays have announced plans to make it easier for their customers to log into Online and Mobile banking. “We’re improving Online/Mobile Banking so that you will be able to carry out more transactions without PINsentry. As always our world-class security systems means your Online/Mobile Banking is completely safe.” PINsentry has [...]

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Back in 2008 all of Bradford & Bingley’s retail branches, as well as its customers savings accounts were transferred across to Abbey, which in January 2010 was re-branded to Santander. As a result of the merger of savings accounts, Santander have announced some changes that they are implementing on these old Bradford & Bingley savings accounts.

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Three of Britain’s biggest savings providers have thrown their support behind This is Money’s drive to get banks and societies to display customers’ individual savings rates on their online banking pages. Since launching the campaign in March, they’ve been urging banks to sign up to a revolutionary move to end the great interest rate cover-up. [...]

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Kaspersky Lab has today announced that Kaspersky Mobile Security 9 is now available through Google’s Android Market. A lifelong license for one device costs £5.95. Owners of Android-based smartphones can now get comprehensive protection for their device and all of the data stored on it. If the phone is lost or stolen, the product enables [...]

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Finance is a major part of everyone’s life and yet we are not normally given the chance to tell the providers what we seriously think about their products and service.  The Consumer Moneyfacts Awards provide this opportunity for customers, by getting feedback and ratings through a survey. Moneyfacts has researched the market, assessing each provider [...]