Last week, a reader of our sister title Money Mail found an old bank book from 1997 with Lloyds TSB, containing a balance of £38.68, which ended up being worth £63 now. This is Money frequently receives emails from readers asking for help tracking down lost or old accounts in the hope of a financial … Read more
Facebook will verify identities behind ‘high-reach’ personal accounts that show signs of ‘inauthentic’ behavior in a bid to prevent flow of misinformation Facebook will ask some viral personal accounts to verify their identities The platform says it will key in on accounts showing ‘inauthentic’ behavior It says the move will help prevent the spread of … Read more
Red flag raised over Jigsaw accounts after we revealed mass boardroom exodus at fashion retailer where the Duchess of Cambridge used to work By Ruth Sunderland and Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 21 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 21 May 2020 The accounts of fashion chain Jigsaw’s owner have been … Read more
People who start getting the state pension or receiving benefits from this week onward are barred from using a Post Office card account to collect their cash. The Government has announced new applicants will have to use a bank account, or a special scheme called the HMG Payment Exception Service if they can’t open one, … Read more
Bonfire of fixed-rate savings accounts: Best buy offers up in smoke as providers blame coronavirus for pulling deals Some 62 one, two, three and five-year fixed-rate deals have gone since March Savings rates have continued to slide since the coronavirus hit Britain Challenger bank Aldermore pulled all its non-easy-access deals from sale It said the … Read more
Santander unleashes another 123 current account rate cut on the SAME DAY another one bites, costing customers hundreds of pounds in lost interest Santander today cut the interest rate on 123 accounts from 1.5% to 1% It has handed savers more bad news with a cut to 0.6% in August Savers with £20,000 in the … Read more
Nintendo confirms 160,000 accounts were compromised after customers’ passwords and logins were ‘obtained illegally’ The company says 160,000 customer accounts were accessed Logins and passwords were ‘obtained illegally’ outside of Nintendo’s services Unauthorized access resulted in fraudulent charges on some customer accounts Nintendo has reset account passwords for those affected By James Pero For Dailymail.com … Read more
London Capital & Finance director accused of manipulating company accounts By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:35 BST, 14 January 2020 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 14 January 2020 A director who was arrested in relation to the London Capital & Finance (LCF) scandal has been accused by a judge of manipulating his company’s … Read more
A record number of savings accounts have disappeared over the last month as coronavirus shocked the savings market, new figures show. There were 180 savings accounts and tax-free Isas of all term lengths pulled from sale following a pair of Bank of England base rate cuts in March, according to research from financial information website … Read more
Facebook trend of sharing old high school graduation photos is giving hackers answers to the most common security questions for online accounts People are sharing old high school graduation photos on Facebook The trend is to support the senior class that will not experience the ceremony during coronavirus lockdowns However, the images give hackers information needed … Read more