Halifax Group

79 results about this entity

Period: 12 Aug 2005 - 19 Jul 2023

/sustainable

Halifax shines light on solar panel sourcing

Solar panel sourcing, installation and aftercare is to be made available through Halifax Bank as part of a new trial scheme.

/crime

Mastercard AI tool helps UK banks take on real-time payment scams

Mastercard is tapping into its AI capabilities to help a host of UK banks predict and prevent real-time payment scams.

/retail

Twenty7tec upgrades Apply integration with Halifax

Twenty7tec has announced an upgrade to its APPLY integration with Halifax.

/inclusion

Halifax boosts site accessibility with Recite Me toolbar

Halifax has added a suite of digital tools to its website designed to improve accessibility for customers with disabilities.

/retail

Smartr365 delivers API integration for Halifax Intermediaries

Smartr365 has today announced its integration with Halifax Intermediaries, enabling real-time mortgage Decision-in-Principle (DIP) submissions to this major lender, the first up-and-running partnership of this type for Halifax Intermediaries.

/retail

Lloyds' online and mobile banking goes down

Lloyds Bank and Halifax customers have been locked out of their accounts for hours on Monday thanks to a problem with online and mobile banking services.

/regulation

FCA requests explanation on banks’ ‘harmful’ overdrafts

The Financial Conduct Authority has called for industry feedback on overdraft pricing in an open letter, as major banks align overdraft rates at around 40%.

/retail

Monzo and Starling among account switching winners

Just five UK banks, two of them challengers, managed a net gain of customers in the third quarter of 2019, according to figures from the Current Account Switch Service.

Trov launches renters insurance programme with Lloyds Banking Group

Trov, a global leader in insurance technology, today announces the launch of its end-to-end digital renters insurance application, brought to market by Halifax Home Insurance, part of Lloyds Banking Group.

Piggy banks no longer the whole hog as pocket money starts moving online

New research by Halifax shows children across the UK are slowly turning to alternatives to the humble piggy bank.

Halifax adds gambling controls to card app

Halifax customers can now benefit from a service feature to protect themselves from gambling-related harm.

Halifax introduces card freeze options for credit card customers

Halifax customers now have a greater range of options to control where and how they use their credit card.

Santander pips Metro Bank for best savings account

Santander has the most intuitive savings account and ranks fastest for account opening time when compared with nine other leading UK banks, according to Worship’s inaugural Savings Account Audit.

Lloyds app now lets customers see savings and credit card accounts from other banks

Lloyds Banking Group has stepped up its Open Banking game, enabling customers to see within it app their savings and credit card accounts from other providers.

Halifax rebrand slammed for copying Monzo and Starling

Days after Halifax's attempt at a rebrand to compete with digital upstarts such as Monzo and Starling, social media users noticed that the bank's new identity may have taken the competition a little too literally.

/security

Most UK banks failing to protect online customers with two-factor authentication

UK consumers' association Which? has hit out at much of the banking industry for failing to protect online customers with two-factor authentication (2FA).

/payments

Lloyds Banking Group customers hit by Faster Payments outage

Customers of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland have been affected by a Faster Payments glitch that has left them unable to transfer money.

Faster Payments falls flat for Lloyds and Halifax

Faster Payments has hit the buffers for the second time in as many weeks, but this time the problem appears to lie at the door of Lloyds Banking Group.

Halifax reports 40% rise in teens managing their money online

A campaign which aims to give parents the confidence to help their children manage their money online has revealed that online and mobile banking among Halifax customers aged 11 to 18 has increased by 40% in just two years.

Halifax earns AbilityNet seal of approval

Halifax has become the first business to have its website and mobile app simultaneously accredited by accessibility specialists AbilityNet.