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First Direct banks on Apple
News Southwell said: "We spoke to our security people at HSBC, checked they were comfortable with it, and tested it all to make sure it was completely secure. First Direct is now offering its online banking services through Apple's Safari web browser... [24 Jan 2008]
Vodafone rings up free mobile banking service
News The service, run over the Monilink mobile banking network, allows users to access banks including Alliance & Leicester, First Direct and HSBC to check their balance, request a mini-statement and top up pay-as-you-go mobiles. [10 Jul 2007]
Barclays rings in dot-mobi banking
News First Direct and HSBC launched a mobile banking service last year which charges customers a set amount each time they use certain services. Barclays is the first organisation in the UK to roll out chip and PIN devices to more than half a million... [23 May 2007]
HSBC crash leaves customers cash-strapped
News The outage meant HSBC and First Direct customers were faced with service messages when trying to take out cash at ATMs or they had their cards declined when trying to pay in shops or restaurants. An HSBC network crash left thousands of customers... [16 Oct 2006]
Mobile banking rolled out by HSBC
News First Direct and HSBC have launched a mobile phone banking service. Jonathan Etheridge, head of e-futures for First Direct, said: "The convenience of being able to top up as many as five pay-as-you-go mobile phones will appeal most to customers. [04 Oct 2006]
HSBC's annual IT spend to hit $5bn
News Tracy Redies, CEO of HSBC.com said more than 70 per cent of all transactions during the first half of 2006 were conducted through direct channels including the internet and telephone. HSBC's annual IT budget is expected to rise to almost $5bn next... [29 Sep 2006]
HSBC and First Direct sign for mobile banking
News HSBC and its First Direct subsidiary are to roll out new mobile banking services to customers later this year. MoniLink, a joint venture between cash machine network LINK and tech firm Morse, has signed a deal covering both brands for the service... [11 Apr 2006]
System crash derails HSBC and First Direct
News First Direct is the direct banking arm of HSBC and offers banking via phone, web, WAP and SMS. A spokesman for HSBC said there were no security implications in the downtime and that services were now back to normal. [12 Apr 2001]
UK E-loan branch snapped up by Moneygator
News After just 10 months of operation, its high profile chief executive, Andrew Armishaw, the former CEO of HSBC's internet banking arm First Direct, left. While E-loan's parent company has had considerable success in the US, servicing around 25 per... [07 Mar 2001]
Banking giants to spice up online currency exchanges
News Its members include Bank of America, Credit Suisse First Boston, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Until now, FXAlliance looked set to seize the $1.3 trillion market in foreign currency trading, by... [16 Aug 2000]
First Direct pushes mobile banking
News The call centre and Internet arm of HSBC - the international bank that yesterday announced a global Internet-based venture with Merrill Lynch - said it sees mobile phone banking as an important step in enabling customers to handle their financial... [19 Apr 2000]
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