online banking in comment and analysis
Online banking needs serious help
Comment My bank must have more detailed information about me than any other organisation I deal with but it seems not to want to make use of it for its online banking arm. The only consolation I have gained from my encounter with online banking is, if it's... [30 Jul 2007]
Banks aiming to alleviate online banking fears
Comment Although other banks are already using similar anti-fraud techniques, the announcement shows how financial companies are now working hard to convince customers online banking is safe. One issue that you will find is user acceptance - if people lose... [28 Mar 2006]
Barclays online banking - three strikes and you're out?
Comment Barclays bank seems to be doing its utmost to single-handedly destroy consumer confidence in online banking. Barclays haven't shut down the site, it appears not to have tried to fix the problem and it certainly hasn't emailed its online customers... [11 Aug 2000]
The portal, the vortal and the financial be-all-and-end-all
Comment It's official - the UK likes online banking. According to the latest figures from NetValue, an internet monitoring company, five million Britons used banking websites in July. The NetValue survey also found the number of banking sites visited by UK... [05 Sep 2001]
Online finance: why banks have used up their free credits
Comment First, the good news - online banking is becoming a key strategic weapon for most banks. It looks like most of them have no understanding of the level of demand, and a few seem to have implemented online banking services as an afterthought. [10 Mar 1999]
Legal Eye: Could you end up footing your e-crime bill?
Comment Now the internet is a primary tool for accessing services and buying goods, will the new Banking Code put consumers off the internet and dampen the growth of online trading? If the bank cannot show this, then the customer will have no liability for... [15 Apr 2008]
Online security - we must remain vigilant
Comment A recent online theft case highlights the risks of internet banking - and reminds us that security means never letting down your guard. Miami businessman Joe Lopez could change the face of internet banking. [25 Feb 2005]
Opinion: Is cybercrime unstoppable?
Comment In his keynote speech to 500 law enforcement, government and business leaders from around the world, Jebson suggested it would be reasonable to expect banks to provide online banking services only to those customers with a minimum standard of... [11 Apr 2005]
Why Fsharp fell flat
Comment Another internet-only banking venture has hit hard times. The BOI spin-off aimed to offer banking, currency conversion, credit cards and other services, via tie-ups with companies like Merrill Lynch's Mercury Asset Management (for fund management... [22 Oct 2001]
Leader: Toughen up financial services
Leader As some people might know, perhaps from personal experience, over the long Easter weekend Barclays' network of ATMs and online banking services failed. We urge consumers and businesses of all sizes to embrace electronic transactions - for banking... [29 Mar 2005]
Will's Web Watch: Can banks improve phishing defences?
Comment The banks say the customer should always contact a branch or helpdesk if they are approached in a way which arouses suspicion - it is certainly a sensible first step, even though it complicates much of the streamlining intended by banking online. [11 Jan 2005]
Bye-bye, sell sell: The rise and fall of online share trading
Comment This might sound suspicious coming from the online joint venture of two of banking's blue blooded players, but recent events seem to mirror the study's findings. In the same week, Morgan Online, JP Morgan's internet banking service, halved its... [13 Feb 2001]
Security Q&A: Your questions answered (Part 3)
Comment If employees are allowed to conduct online banking using work computers, does any responsibility fall on the employer if an employee's bank account is compromised because it hasn't implemented anti-spyware software? [06 Aug 2004]
The Bloor Perspective: IM on the march, HSBC in China, and IT services ups and downs
Comment The licence, granted by the People's Bank of China, the central bank, enables HSBC to deliver online banking services to the Chinese population. HSBC now claims to have at least 50 per cent of Hong Kong banking customers using its operations. [07 Oct 2002]
Opinion: UK needs cybercrime strategy
Comment How could they possibly manage a large scale rejection of virtual banking, if the problem of online fraud continues to rise? I gather there is serious discussion of a two-tier online banking system. Add such ideas as the continued elimination or... [13 Jan 2005]
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