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News HBOS - HBOS secures online banking with RSA Security The awards, which will be handed out on 26 September in London, recognise innovative use of IT in the UK, leading providers of products and services, and a CIO of the year. [07 Jul 2006]
Don't let IT damage your M&A success
Comment The full costs associated with the exit by HBOS from this contract have been confined to history. However, given a typical outsourcing cost/price profile, it is likely that termination so early in the 10-year term carried a fairly hefty price tag... [23 Jun 2006]
RSA splashes $145m on Cyota
News The deal to acquire the privately-held firm further broadens RSA's portfolio and also brings on board a wealth of expertise in the financial services industry, with firms such as Bank of America, Barclays, Capital One, HBOS and RBS listed among... [05 Dec 2005]
Bank group cuts out software duplication
Case Study HBOS Financial Services has saved hundreds of thousands of pounds by getting a better grip on its software licensing. IT procurement manager at HBOS FS, Christine Robertson, said executives realised that software contracts were not being centrally... [07 Nov 2005]
Unisys threatens to pull out of cheque-clearing venture
News HSBC took a joint share in 2001 and iPSL now provides cheque-clearing services to other high street banks including HBOS. The long-term future of the UK banking industry's biggest cheque-clearing organisation has been thrown into doubt after... [25 Jul 2005]
HBOS zips up latest phase of procurement project
Case Study Banking giant HBOS has completed the latest phase of a supplier relationship management project which is key to achieving the cost savings the company promised would flow from the merger of Halifax and Bank of Scotland. [30 Jun 2005]
Banks to cut transaction times
News As a result of internet fraud, Barclays, HBOS and Natwest have extended internal transaction times in order to perform better clearance checks. UK banks will change their IT infrastructures to accommodate an industry-wide decision to speed up... [25 May 2005]
Call centre offshoring "not proven", says HBOS
News High street bank HBOS has come under fire from shareholders at its annual general meeting (AGM) this week over its decision to outsource some IT development work to India. At the heated meeting HBOS executives, while praised over financial... [29 Apr 2005]
Is your bank tracking your movements?
News The technology has already been trialled with HBOS in the UK and has 90 to 93 per cent accuracy in reproducing the handwritten text onscreen. From virtual paper to RFID chips that track your movements around a branch, banks now have a more exotic... [13 Apr 2005]
How small IT vendors can win big accounts
Comment When HBOS was created through the merger of Halifax and Bank of Scotland in 2001, its executives needed to get a clear idea of how much the new business was spending, despite the fact that many disparate database systems were in use. [18 Feb 2005]
HBOS inks £35m hardware support deal
News High street bank HBOS has signed a £35m hardware and services deal with StorageTek that will see the vendor providing maintenance and support for the bank's data centres. As part of the three-year deal StorageTek will be responsible for providing... [20 Jan 2005]
Amazon teams with HBOS for credit card
News Amazon.co.uk and Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) have launched a co-branded credit card. Amazon.co.uk and HBOS in a statement today described the card as "part of a long-term alliance to offer customers exceptional products, services and savings". [29 Oct 2004]
UK bookies blamed for underage gambling
News Currently Abbey National, Barclays, HBOS, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, NatWest and RBS all make debit cards available to under-18s yet it is the bookies that end up shamed in the newspapers and on television, with little mention of the roles played by banks... [27 Jul 2004]
Ageism in IT: Employers must change their ways
Comment HBOS, for instance, has found its customers like to do business with workers in a wide range of ages. This column was written for silicon.com by the members of the 'Age Positive' campaign, which is run by the Department for Work and Pensions in the... [10 Jun 2004]
FTSE 100 firms improve website accessibility
News Gallaher Group and Prudential came joint top of the survey, closely followed by HBOS, Intercontinental Hotels Group (which jumped from No.last year), and Rolls Royce. The UK's leading blue-chip companies are showing signs of improving compliance... [02 Jun 2004]
