Money Watch – Personal Finance Blog https://money-watch.co.uk/ UK Personal Finance Blog, Money Information and Links. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:36:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 116124595 Lloyds, Halifax & Bank of Scotland App Glitch: Customers Briefly See Other People’s Transactions https://money-watch.co.uk/11582/lloyds-halifax-bank-of-scotland-app-glitch-peoples-transactions https://money-watch.co.uk/11582/lloyds-halifax-bank-of-scotland-app-glitch-peoples-transactions#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:36:17 +0000 https://money-watch.co.uk/?p=11582 The Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland app issue was a short-term technical glitch that showed incorrect transaction data. While it wasn’t a hack or data breach, it served as a reminder of how important security and reliability are in digital banking.

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]]> https://money-watch.co.uk/11582/lloyds-halifax-bank-of-scotland-app-glitch-peoples-transactions/feed 0 11582 Churchill & Other Historical Figures To Disappear From UK Banknotes https://money-watch.co.uk/11568/churchill-disappear-uk-banknotes https://money-watch.co.uk/11568/churchill-disappear-uk-banknotes#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:00:58 +0000 https://money-watch.co.uk/?p=11568 The Bank of England has announced that it plans to redesign the next generation of UK banknotes, and early signs suggest animals and nature could take centre stage, with historical figures, such as Winston Churchill, disappearing.

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]]> https://money-watch.co.uk/11568/churchill-disappear-uk-banknotes/feed 0 11568 Lloyds Wants to Become the UK’s Biggest Fintech – By Using Customer Data https://money-watch.co.uk/11566/lloyds-wants-to-become-the-uks-biggest-fintech-by-using-customer-data https://money-watch.co.uk/11566/lloyds-wants-to-become-the-uks-biggest-fintech-by-using-customer-data#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://money-watch.co.uk/?p=11566 According to the Financial Times, Lloyds Banking Group is exploring how it can use its massive dataset of customer transactions to transform itself into what it calls the “UK’s biggest fintech.”

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]]> https://money-watch.co.uk/11566/lloyds-wants-to-become-the-uks-biggest-fintech-by-using-customer-data/feed 0 11566 Elon Musk’s XMoney: Revolutionising Digital Finance https://money-watch.co.uk/11555/elon-musks-xmoney-revolutionising-digital-finance https://money-watch.co.uk/11555/elon-musks-xmoney-revolutionising-digital-finance#comments Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:06:23 +0000 https://money-watch.co.uk/?p=11555 Elon Musk is no stranger to shaking up financial services, having founded online bank X.com (later to merge into Paypal) over 25 years ago. And he's looking to take further control of the world of digital finance and social media with a groundbreaking partnership with Visa to launch its new financial service, XMoney.

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]]> https://money-watch.co.uk/11555/elon-musks-xmoney-revolutionising-digital-finance/feed 1 11555 Barclays Apologises For Online Banking Technical Issues https://money-watch.co.uk/11552/barclays-apologises-for-online-banking-technical-issues https://money-watch.co.uk/11552/barclays-apologises-for-online-banking-technical-issues#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2025 21:34:20 +0000 https://money-watch.co.uk/?p=11552 Barclays has issued an apology to customers for the disruption to online banking and payments which began on Friday 31st January. In an email to customers, Vim Maru, the Barclays CEO, said that everything was back working correctly again: On Friday and across the weekend, you may have been affected by technical issues we had […]

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]]> https://money-watch.co.uk/11552/barclays-apologises-for-online-banking-technical-issues/feed 0 11552 Bitcoin Worth £600m “Missing In Newport Rubbish Tip” https://money-watch.co.uk/11544/bitcoin-worth-missing-rubbish-tip https://money-watch.co.uk/11544/bitcoin-worth-missing-rubbish-tip#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 22:02:49 +0000 https://money-watch.co.uk/?p=11544 An early Bitcoin adopter has failed in his attempt to get permission to try and recover a missing hard drive from a Newport rubbish tip.

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]]> https://money-watch.co.uk/11544/bitcoin-worth-missing-rubbish-tip/feed 0 11544 King Charles £1 Coins Launched https://money-watch.co.uk/11534/king-charles-1-coins-launched https://money-watch.co.uk/11534/king-charles-1-coins-launched#comments Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:54:29 +0000 https://money-watch.co.uk/?p=11534 Nearly 3 million new £1 coins featuring King Charles' head are due to go into circulation this week.

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]]> https://money-watch.co.uk/11534/king-charles-1-coins-launched/feed 1 11534 “New” Bank Monzo Reaches 10 Million Customers https://money-watch.co.uk/11527/new-bank-monzo-reaches-10-million-customers https://money-watch.co.uk/11527/new-bank-monzo-reaches-10-million-customers#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:24:48 +0000 https://money-watch.co.uk/?p=11527 After 8 years, 1 name change and a sausage roll-dispensing "cash machine", Monzo has hit the landmark of 10 million personal account customers.

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]]> https://money-watch.co.uk/11527/new-bank-monzo-reaches-10-million-customers/feed 0 11527 Unlocking Financial Freedom: Best Banking, Budgeting & Saving Apps https://money-watch.co.uk/11508/budget-saving-app https://money-watch.co.uk/11508/budget-saving-app#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2024 11:51:28 +0000 https://money-watch.co.uk/?p=11508 Here, we explore some of the best budgeting and saving apps that leverage open banking to help you achieve financial freedom.

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]]> https://money-watch.co.uk/11508/budget-saving-app/feed 0 11508 “Romance Scammers” Target Charity Facebook Groups https://money-watch.co.uk/11483/romance-scammers-target-charity-facebook-groups https://money-watch.co.uk/11483/romance-scammers-target-charity-facebook-groups#respond Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:32:39 +0000 https://money-watch.co.uk/?p=11483 According to a report by consumer watchdog Which?, romance scammers are increasingly preying on vulnerable individuals on charity Facebook pages.

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