Banking
Save every day with Santander's 123 Current Account
Santander has launched the new 123 Current Account, which will pay in-credit interest on a customer's total balance of up to 3% once they have more than £1,000 in their account, up to a maximum balance of £20,000.
Barclays Pingit expanded for teenagers
Barclays is expanding its ground-breaking Barclays Pingit mobile app following unprecedented consumer demand, and with younger people also calling for access on blogs, app review sites and social media.
Santander boosts Beannchor with new finance package
Hospitality group Beannchor has completed a £5 million refinancing deal with Santander Corporate Banking, putting the company on a firm footing for future growth.
Switching your bank account may not be as easy as you hope
Results of a consumer market study show that more than two thirds of mystery shoppers were not able to switch their bank account successfully.
Online banking with chemistry
first direct has relaunched its customer website following a complete redesign to reflect the changing nature of how its customers communicate with the bank.
All time banking high for customer satisfaction at first direct
first direct has achieved the highest ever score for a bank in a Which? customer satisfaction survey with 93%, beating the nearest rival by 5% and the lowest score by over 100%.
Overseas fees are too high and too complicated
New research by Which? reveals that some banks are charging exorbitant fees for overseas transactions with details of fees often hidden away on providers' websites or undisclosed on statements.
Money withdrawal warning for half-term holidaymakers
Holidaymakers going abroad over the half-term break relying on prepaid currency cards to withdraw cash are being hit in the pocket, according to Sainsbury’s Travel Money, whose research reveals that two thirds (65.3%) of these cards charge customers to access their money abroad.
New lenders join Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme
Four new lenders have been accredited to offer loans to small businesses under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme, the Government has announced.
Send and receive money by mobile phone number with Pingit
Barclays has launched Europe's first person-to-person service for sending and receiving money using mobile phone numbers.
Halifax extends its market challenging switching initiative
Halifax has extended its market challenging switching incentive due to the great popularity of the offer amongst new customers.
Virgin Money lounge opens in Manchester
Virgin Money has opened its first Lounge in 2012 at 98 King Street in Manchester.
Lloyds beats target for small business lending
Lloyds Banking Group has announced that it has beaten its targets under the Merlin agreement, for lending to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs).
Increase your profitability in 2012
Whichever way you look at them, business forecasts aren’t particularly bright for 2012. But there are steps you can take to increase your profitability without having to make large investments.
More monkey business for Yorkshire people finders
Yorkshire based people-finding service FinderMonkey is set for expansion after finding an original and potentially lucrative niche in the market.