Kevin Harrington

Tag: HSBC

  • Text me your money

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    Eight institutions in the UK have agreed to back a service to allow us to text money to people. This list is: Barclays, Cumberland Building Society, Danske Bank, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Metro Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander. The service is predicted to start in 2014. Revolutionary? I don’t think so… In April…

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  • How near is Facebook Bank plc?

    New competitors for established businesses can come from surprising places. If all a bank does is monitor competition from other banks they could be in for a surprise or two. Here are a couple of lines from CNN: “It’s become increasingly clear in recent weeks that Facebook is finally inching toward the launch of a…

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  • Banks and sales and charities

    Perhaps it’s just me, but I find the idea of banks running January sales a bit offensive. I’m not too sure why. I think it’s the naive idea I have that banks offer competitive terms at all times. HSBC and NatWest are both advertising a ‘sale’ for their services this month. Are we expected to…

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