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Bristol & West introduces direct online mortgage service

The Bank of Ireland's personal lending division Bristol & West (B&W) has unveiled a new direct online mortgage portal for the financially literate, Giraffe.

04 May 2006

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Bank of Ireland shifts 180 jobs to Accenture

Bank of Ireland is outsourcing some of its training and purchasing operations to technology consultancy Accenture in the latest phase of its EUR120 million cost cutting programme.

12 December 2005

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Bank of Ireland inks ATM deal with UK Post Office

The UK's Post Office has contracted with Bank of Ireland for the supply of 1000 "free of charge" cash machines which will be rolled out across its national branch network.

18 July 2005

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Bank of Ireland implements text-based mobile top-ups

Bank of Ireland has implemented a text-based top-up service for mobile phone users.

14 June 2005

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Bank of Ireland to invest EUR40m in technology; confirms 2100 job cuts

The Bank of Ireland (BoI) is to spend EUR40 million on consolidating technology and improving automation across the enterprise over the next four years under a EUR120 million cost reduction programme.

22 March 2005

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Bank of Ireland to axe 2000 jobs

Bank of Ireland (BoI) is expected to announce plans to axe 2000 back office jobs when it issues a trading update tomorrow.

21 March 2005

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Bank of Ireland and HP at loggerheads over porn pay-off

Bank of Ireland and outsourcing partner HP are arguing over who should foot the bill for the departure of disgraced bank chief Michael Soden who was forced out of his job after he was found to be surfing porn and escort agency Web sites on his office PC.

23 November 2004

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Swift goes live with SwiftNet Funds service, signs new fund managers

SwiftNet Funds, the first stage of Swift's large-scale initiative to support funds processing automation, has passed the pilot testing stage and been made available to the industry.

12 October 2004

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Bank of Ireland fined for anti-money laundering breaches

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined the Bank of Ireland (BoI) £375,000 for failing to have in place systems to detect a series of high-risk, cash transactions worth approximately £2 million, in breach of anti-money laundering regulations.

02 September 2004