Tag: Mobile banking
Barclays mobile banking customers can ‘switch off’ spending by sector – including gambling
Mobile banking customers can now choose to block their ability to spend with certain types of retailer, in a move which could put people struggling with addictions more in control of their finances. The new feature launched by Barclays could help those dealing with gambling problems, for example, to cut off their spending in betting…
Mobile banking – safe as well as convenient?
Mobile technology is all about portability, of course. But more than that, it's about the convenience and accessibility that this portability brings.
First Direct offers free text message banking to every customer
Personally, I’m insuring myself against the upcoming banking crisis by taking out every penny I’ve saved and sewing it into my mattress. But for those of you who’ve got accounts with UK bank First Direct, you can now get text message banking for free.
Criminals eye up mobile phone banking
New research from The Tower Group suggests that criminal gangs are now looking to target mobile phone banking services, the goal being to infect or compromise a mobile device in order to steal money from legitimate users. Targets would most…
