HBOS

37 results about this entity

Period: 18 May 2004 - 16 Nov 2009

Poker playing brothers facing gaol over ATM scam

A Glasgow court has heard how two professional poker players exploited a glitch in HBOS ATM machines to steal over £150,000 with the intention of funding a gambling spree in Las Vegas.

Hbos signs for SAS card fraud detection technology

UK banking group Hbos is implementing card fraud detection technology supplied by business intelligence software vendor SAS which it will use to monitor debit card transactions.

HSBC tops climate change strategy survey

British banking group HSBC has come out top in a study that examines how global banks are tackling the risks and challenges posed by global warming and climate change.

Abbey to extend UK branch network

UK high street bank Abbey is planning to open 300 new branches over the course of the next five years.

Hbos plans £160m retail banking expansion in Australia

UK banking group Hbos has disclosed plans to invest £160 million in expanding its operations in Australia, including the opening of 160 new branches on the more densely populated east coast of the country.

Channel management big challenge for banks - Booz Allen Hamilton

The majority of customers still prefer to do their banking and buy financial products at branches because of poor performance of Internet and telephone channels, according to a global retail banking study conducted by management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton.

Bank of Scotland customer data lost in the post

Bank of Scotland (BoS) - part of the UK's Hbos banking group - is notifying more than 60,000 mortgage customers that a computer disc containing their personal information has been lost in the postal system.

Halifax customer data stolen

UK bank Halifax has admitted that paper documents containing confidential information on some 13,000 of its mortgage customers have been stolen from an employee's car.

Banks censured for dumping customer data in bins

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found 11 financial institutions in breach of the Data Protection Act after they dumped customers' personal details in outdoor bins.

NAB sends customer account details to the wrong people

The National Australia Bank (NAB) has sent the personal banking details of nearly 400 customers to the wrong people.

Bank of Scotland opens largest UK branch in Glasgow

Bank of Scotland - part of the Hbos banking group - has opened its largest UK branch in Argyle Street, central Glasgow.

Hbos sends customer 75,000 statements

UK high street bank Hbos is investigating how a customer who requested a copy of her bank statement ended up being sent the confidential details of 75,000 other account holders.