UK banks have come in for their fair share of criticism in recent years. People have been angered by the huge bonuses the top dogs have received since the banks were bailed out by the taxpayer.
Is there anything worse than those cheesy TV adverts asking if you’re in debt and offering you a magic cure?
If you’re a UK homeowner like me, particularly one that bought in the last 5 years, I’m sure you’re miserably aware just how much property prices have fluctuated since the credit crunch.
Clearly, one thing the Internet has enabled us all to do is to compare products. From spaghetti sauces to ski resorts, we’ve come to rely on star ratings, features tables and user reviews to work out winners from the crowd of contenders.
We have all seen the symptoms of a mid-life crisis in others, even if we can’t bring ourselves to admit suffering ourselves: tired, prospects not looking as exciting and increasingly overtaken running for the bus by younger, fitter types.
Banks are at long last coming round to the idea that the Internet is not just a place to share jokes, but a way to do money as well.
