Alliance & Leicester

47 results about this entity

Period: 17 Sep 2004 - 19 Apr 2011

Santander denies online banking hack

Santander has denied that cybercrooks have hijacked the online banking login page of its Alliance & Leicester unit.

A&L account migration to Santander platform causes e-banking problems

Some Alliance & Leicester customers have been unable to carry out certain online transactions thanks to a systems glitch caused by the transfer of accounts to the Santander IT platform.

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.

Jobs to go as A&L quits pre-paid card market

The UK's Alliance & Leicester is closing down its pre-paid card business, putting up to 36 jobs at risk.

Visa issues UK Internet shopping gift card

Visa is looking to cash in on the festive season with the launch of the UK's first Internet shopping pre-paid gift card.

M-banking network Monilink sees surge in account enquires as crunch bites

Monilink, the UK mobile banking network launched by Morse spin-off Monitise and VocaLink, says it processed over one million account enquiries in October as customers feeling the economic downturn keep a watchful eye on their money.

A&L launches pre-paid travel card

UK bank Alliance & Leicester (A&L) has partnered payments vendor Indigosolutions to launch a pre-paid foreign currency card with SMS top-ups for holidaymakers.

Customers swoop on double your money A&L ATM

Scores of customers descended on an Alliance & Leicester ATM in Scotland after word spread that the unit was dispensing double the amount of cash requested.

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.