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.

A&L adds MasterCard and Visa authentication to e-bill site

The UK's Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank has added the MasterCard Secure Code and Verified by Visa online authentication services to its automated BillPay Web site.

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.

A&L rolls out m-banking to small business customers

UK bank Alliance & Leicester (A&L) has launched a mobile banking service for its small business customers that runs on the Monilink network.

I-design reports RBS ATM advertising deal

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has signed a deal with ATM advertising specialist i-design which will enable it to run marketing campaigns and display third party advertising across its national cash machine network.

Alliance and Leicester establishes pre-paid card unit

UK banking group Alliance and Leicester (A&L) is establishing a new business unit focused on developing pre-paid card products and services.

A&L signs with ATM advertising outfit i-design

UK banking group Alliance and Leicester (A&L) has signed a five year contract with ATM advertising specialists i-design, which will enable it to run both third party advertising and internal marketing campaigns across its cash machine network.

A&L's H1 boosted by Web banking and Internet sales

UK banking group Alliance and Leicester (A&L) says it has seen a 67% increase in the number of current accounts opened via the Internet in the first half of the year, compared to H1 2006.

A&L lures younger customers to m-banking with £10 sweetener

UK bank Alliance & Leicester is to pay younger customers £10 for signing up to its mobile banking services.