Bank of Scotland

35 results about this entity

Period: 29 Sep 2006 - 13 Sep 2024

UK banks breaching data protection rules - Which?

The UK's biggest banks and building societies are regularly breaching data protection rules, according to figures obtained by consumer group Which? under the Freedom of Information Act.

Shoppers charged twice after Bank of Scotland glitch

A technical problem at Bank of Scotland has led to some customers being charged twice for in-store purchases made with chip and PIN cards.

Bank scammers diverted customer telephone calls

Police in Perth are investigating an elaborate bank scam in which customer calls to the Bank of Scotland were intercepted and diverted to fraudsters who duped the callers into handing over personal account details.

Cashbox full-year pre-tax losses widen; secures £1m funding

UK independent ATM operator Cashbox has posted higher full year pre-tax losses but the troubled company has received some good news - securing £1 million in funding from MBC Investments.

Standard Life customer data lost in transit

A CD containing confidential data for around 15,000 Standard Life customers has gone missing while in transit from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to the insurer's headquarters in Edinburgh.

Bank of Scotland customer data lost in the post

Bank of Scotland (BoS) - part of the UK's Hbos banking group - is notifying more than 60,000 mortgage customers that a computer disc containing their personal information has been lost in the postal system.

UK banking industry set for contactless card roll out

UK banks will begin rolling out plastic credit and debit cards featuring contactless payment technology from either Visa or MasterCard to cardholders in September.

Bank of Scotland opens largest UK branch in Glasgow

Bank of Scotland - part of the Hbos banking group - has opened its largest UK branch in Argyle Street, central Glasgow.

Web banks still not protecting customers

Four of the UK's biggest banks have failed to fix a security flaw in their online banking systems that was highlighted by Heise Security a month ago.

HBOS mortgage customers hit by systems glitch

UK banking group HBOS is working to fix a processing glitch that resulted in monthly mortgage payments being mistakenly taken from thousands of current accounts on consecutive days this week.

Bank sites still vulnerable to fraudsters, study shows

Several bank Web sites contain security flaws that can be exploited and used by online fraudsters to launch convincing "frame spoofing" attacks, according to a study by Germany's Heise Security.