HBOS

37 results about this entity

Period: 18 May 2004 - 16 Nov 2009

HBOS mortgage customers hit by systems glitch

UK banking group HBOS is working to fix a processing glitch that resulted in monthly mortgage payments being mistakenly taken from thousands of current accounts on consecutive days this week.

HBOS outlines £300m cost cutting plan

UK banking group HBOS says it is looking to make annual cost savings of around £300 million by 2010 by reducing IT system duplication and overhauling procurement processes.

UK leads Europe for ATM usage

The number of cash machines in the UK has more than doubled in the past six years and Brits make the largest number of ATM withdrawals per year of any country in the EU - some 2.7 billion transactions in 2005, or more than 42 per person.

Call centre worker in the dock over £400,000 card scam

A gang of credit card fraudsters managed to steal over £400,000 from two banks after a call centre employee stole confidential customer information, according to a report in British broadsheet The Daily Telegraph.

HBOS targets Australian market with First Data merchant acquiring JV

UK banking group HBOS is teaming with US payments processor First Data to provide merchant acquiring services in Australia.

HBOS implements Trintech dispute management software

UK banking group HBOS is installing Trintech's PayWare Resolve system to manage disputed card transactions and chargeback processes.

Banks offered big bucks to sell off remote ATM networks

Independent ATM operators are approaching banks and offering to buy remote cash machines in a bid to expand fee-charging networks, according to UK building society Nationwide.

Bank chiefs grilled by MPs over ATM fees

Half of all ATMs in the UK will soon charge customers for withdrawing cash, according to HBOS chief executive James Crosby, who was speaking at the Treasury Select Committee's investigation into cash machine charges.

Halifax to offer cashback on debit cards

The Halifax is stepping up its attack on the Big Four banks by launching the first ever current account in the UK paying cashback on debit card purchases.

HBOS signs with NetNames for online brand protection

UK banking group HBOS has contracted with London-based domain name management specialist NetNames for the protection and management of its portfolio of over 1000 registered domain names.

Experian wins £40m HBOS contract

UK banking group HBOS has signed a five year contract, worth £40 million, with Experian for the supply of credit referencing and fraud detection services.

HBOS sells off-site cash machines to Cardpoint for £75 million

Independent ATM operator Cardpoint has agreed the acquisition of 816 off-site cash machines from UK bank HBOS for £75 million.