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Social networking and banking: It's one for the adults

Social networking and banking: It's one for the adults

Source: finextra.com

First direct's Natalie Cowen, acting head of brand, sat down with Finextra to talk about the UK bank's recently launched social networking site.

The virtual bank plans to introduce a raft of new features that will allow it to engage more actively with customers on the site.

Cowen also reveals that the average age of a first direct customer is 42. No need to be concerned about whether 'Teenagers do Twitter' or not.

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