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CIO Profile Heather Jackson joined Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) in Feb 2000, where she is responsible for a budget of £1bn and has leadership of an internal IT community of more than 5,800 IT professionals across multiple locations worldwide. [11 Jun 2008]
The CIO's route to the top
Comment Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) CIO Heather Jackson also started her career with a short stint as a trainee accountant after graduating in History from Oxford University. Being a techie isn't necessarily the best route to the top of the IT tree... [11 Jun 2008]
Female CIOs break through glass ceiling
Comment Over at Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), CIO Heather Jackson is responsible for a budget of £1bn and an IT department of more than 5,800 people worldwide. The lack of women in the IT profession is well documented and the traditional 'socks and... [11 Jun 2008]
ID cards are dead
Comment Especially when a government commissioned report into the whole "identity assurance" issue, led by former HBoS banking chief James Crosby, was published this week saying ID cards will only be accepted by the public if they are free. [07 Mar 2008]
AppLabs Case Study: Intelligent Finance
White Paper Intelligent Finance was launched in 2001 as a division of Halifax plc (now HBOS). AppLabs was initially engaged prior to the launch by Vision Consulting, to provide Test Team Leaders to support the testing phases of this new direct bank... [24 Feb 2008]
The McCue Interview: eSure head of IT Mark Foulsham
Comment Reigate-based eSure was launched in the heady dot-com boom of 2001 as a joint venture between entrepreneur Peter Wood (founder of Direct Line) and banking giant HBOS, offering insurance on the internet and over the phone. [27 Nov 2007]
Is cash costing you three days per year?
News Visa is working with member banks including Barclays, HBOS, HSBC, Lloyds TSB and RBS to offer a product called payWave. London commuters are wasting precious time by using cash when faster alternatives are available, it has been claimed. [29 Oct 2007]
Faster bank transfers delayed to next year
News The 13 financial organisations are: Abbey, Alliance & Leicester, Barclays, Citibank, Co-operative Bank, HBOS, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, National Australia Group, Nationwide Building Society, Northern Bank, Northern Rock and Royal Bank of Scotland Group. [15 Aug 2007]
Faster payments plan slows down
News The 13 financial organisations - which account for more than 95 per cent of all payments made in the UK - are: Abbey, Alliance & Leicester, Barclays, Citibank, Co-operative Bank, Northern Bank, HBOS, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, National Australia Group... [13 Jul 2007]
Visa to kick off contactless cards this autumn
News The Visa contactless card will be launched in partnership with banks including Barclays, HBOS, HSBC and Lloyds TSB. Visa is to launch contactless 'wave and pay' cards this autumn to replace low-value cash transactions across the UK. [04 May 2007]
Developers Lay the Foundation for Expanded Online Banking Presence
White Paper Created from the merger of two banks in 2001, Halifax Bank Of Scotland (HBOS) is a formidable player in the retail and business banking space in the United Kingdom. HBOS offers an impressive and expanding array of services, with its online retail... [31 Mar 2007]
Halifax mortgage data stolen
News However, the bank, part of the HBOS Group, has promised: "No customer will be left out of pocket in the very unlikely event of fraudulent activity on their account following this unfortunate theft. UK high street bank Halifax has admitted stolen... [27 Mar 2007]
Banks slammed over binned customer data
News The 12 organisations named are Alliance & Leicester, Barclays, Clydesdale Bank, The Co-operative Bank, HBOS, HFC Bank, Nationwide Building Society, Natwest, the Post Office, Royal Bank of Scotland, Scarborough Building Society and United National... [14 Mar 2007]
Halifax Bank of Scotland Manages its Ever-Expanding SAN
White Paper The Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) is the UK's largest mortgage and savings provider. As one of the UK's leading financial organizations, HBOS has a huge presence in the community not only through the products and services that it provides to... [06 Nov 2006]
Protecting Data With a Scalable, Flexible, and High-Performance Solution From Symantec
White Paper Following the merger of Halifax and Bank of Scotland in 2001, HBOS, the merged entity of Halifax and Bank of Scotland, has 22 million customers and assets of more than £440 billion. Following a landmark decision few years ago to deploy Veritas... [29 Aug 2006]
