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82 Results from "First Direct"

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Lloyds, TSB, Halifax, and Nationwide among UK banks down on payday

British banks TSB, Bank of Scotland, Nationwide Building Society, Halifax, Lloyds and First Direct have reported problems for customers making payments this morning.

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First Direct taps Bud to boost app transaction data

First Direct has enlisted open banking specialist Bud to add transaction categorisation and merchant identification services to its mobile app.

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First direct appoints new CEO

First Direct has appointed a new CEO to replace previous incumbent Joe Gordon, who jumped ship in May to work on a new challenger bank brand.

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HSBC rolls out Apple Business Chat service

HSBC UK and its first direct subsidiary have introduced a feature that lets customers contact them via the Messages app on Apple devices.

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Challengers beat incumbents on account opening experience

Many of the UK's leading high street banks have fallen behind their upstart digital rivals when it comes to making it easy and fast to open an account, suggests a review of 12 players' user experience.

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HSBC and first direct downtime continues into the morning

Overnight outages affecting mobile and online services from HSBC and subsidiary first direct have continued into the morning, despite earlier claims that the problems had been rectified.

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First Direct tops the charts for customer experience

First Direct and Nationwide top the UK’s first retail banking customer experience (CX) index, created by data analysis and consulting firm Kantar

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NatWest ranked best bank for online security by Which?

Which? has compared the online security of 12 of the UK's biggest banks, with NatWest coming out on top.

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UK's original challenger bank first direct turns 30

The UK's original challenger bank, first direct, is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary.

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First direct adds customer co-creation lab to app

UK bank first direct has added a "co-creation" platform to its app, enabling customers to test new ideas, prototypes and projects and then provide feedback on them.

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Most UK banks failing to protect online customers with two-factor authentication

UK consumers' association Which? has hit out at much of the banking industry for failing to protect online customers with two-factor authentication (2FA).

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First direct lets customers make payments from within messaging apps

UK bank first direct has teamed up with social payments startup PayKey to let customers send money to friends from within apps such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.