Abbey National

46 results about this entity

Period: 26 Jul 2004 - 11 Jul 2011

Sunday Times used blagger to obtain Gordon Brown's bank account details - Guardian

The Sunday Times used a 'blagger' to trick an Abbey National call centre worker into handing over the bank account details of then chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown, according to the Guardian.

Santander to create 600 new UK jobs

Santander UK is to create 600 new jobs in its branches and call centres as it continues to win market share.

IT integration project pays off for Santander UK

Spain's Banco Santander is reaping the benefits of a mammoth IT integration programme at its UK banking subsidiaries Abbey National, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley which have seen profits for the first nine months jump by a third to EUR1.3 billion.

Which? criticises online banking security

UK consumer group Which? has accused Abbey and Halifax of employing poor online security measures, leaving customers vulnerable to fraud.

Banco Santander awards Accenture EUR100m integration contract

Spain's Banco Santander has inked a two-year, EUR100 million deal with technology consultancy Accenture as it looks to integrate the various IT systems recently inherited through a spate of acquisitions.

Cahoot hit by Spanish power cut

Customers of UK Internet bank cahoot were locked out of their accounts for over a day following a power cut in Spain, home of parent company Banco Santander.

Citi aims for $3 billion in 'consolidation synergies' from Wachovia rescue

Citigroup is targeting $3 billion of consolidation synergies from its acquisition of debt-hit bank Wachovia under a loss-sharing deal brokered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

Former Abbey workers pinch £120,000 in ATM scam

Two former workers at an Abbey branch in London managed to steal more than £120,000 from cash machines by stuffing wads of notes down their trousers.

RBS is top UK phishing target

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is the financial institution most targeted by phishing fraudsters, according to anti-spam outfit Clearmymail which is reporting a quadrupling in the number of spam attacks aimed at UK Internet users.

Santander to seek £65 million IT savings in A&L takeover

Spain's Banco Santander expects to save £180 million a year from cutting jobs and centralising IT systems as it merges the UK's Abbey with newly-acquired high street rival Alliance & Leicester.

UK's Faster Payments service goes live

The UK's faster payments service, designed to provide customers with near real-time transfer of phone, Internet and standing order payment instructions - has finally gone live.

Customers don't want authentication devices, says Abbey

Despite continuing security concerns, two thirds of customers do not want their bank to provide chip and PIN-style authentication devices, according to UK high street bank Abbey.