based in Los Angeles, and features a bank of celebrity suspects.
The celebrities include: rapper ...
personal details on a bank's community site.
Clearly, the banks have other ideas. This month, both Royal Bank of Scotland group and HSBC took the first steps toward creating their 'own Facebook'. HSBC has ...
in the social space.
Banking pioneer
The big question, however, is whether consumers really feel the need ...
17 Nov 2011
| by Sarah Shearman
The Royal Bank of Scotland group is turning to social media to expand its 'helpful banking...The banking group is trialling a 'Helpful Live' online forum, which will invite customers ...
spokesman said the brief was intended to help the bank establish a list of social-media agencies should ...
Direct, the HSBC-owned online and telephone bank, has been pursuing its strategy to be the UK's most ...
V.me, which will be the global brand name for the product, is being launched by Visa Europe in 2012.
It works by allowing users to top up their account using Visa and other payment methods, including MasterCard and their bank accounts, in a similar way to eBay's payment service PayPal ...
The trial involves over 25 sites across London, totalling 40 square kilometres, receiving 4G mobile broadband for the next nine months.
These areas include Hyde Park, Canary Wharf, Soho, Westminster, Kings Cross, South Bank and the O2 Arena in Greenwich.
The initiative marks the latest move ...
01 Sep 2011
| by Oliver Luft
and then transferred to bank, or PayPal, accounts.
John Roberts, co-founder and director of Qustodian, said ...
Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) is preparing to relaunch the customer websites for its retail brands...The group is due to launch fresh sites for its Lloyds TSB, Halifax and Bank of Scotland brands in November, with the aim of bringing customer service to the fore.
The sites, which have been redesigned ...
"massive" growth area, which more customers are using for banking services. It is set to roll out a mobile ...
will culminate with an experiential area on London s South Bank in August the Bulmers Cider Garden v.1. Consumers will be invited in to the area to be entertained by "top music artists", curated by DJ Rob Da Bank ...
the UK, with 170 products and services offered to its customers, including travel insurance and banking ...
18 May 2011
| by Oliver Luft
of nine industry sectors including banking, car insurance, Internet service, mobile carriers, handsets ...
First Direct for banking, Saga for car insurance, Sky for providing Internet services, and Apple ...