{"id":11724,"date":"2016-04-30T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T06:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bank-accounts-to-b-or-not-to-b-that-is-the-2-a-month-question\/"},"modified":"2016-04-30T13:09:53","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T06:09:53","slug":"bank-accounts-to-b-or-not-to-b-that-is-the-2-a-month-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bank-accounts-to-b-or-not-to-b-that-is-the-2-a-month-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank accounts: to B, or not to B \u2013 that is the \u00a32-a-month question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nPaid-for bank account is run via an app and offers interactive tools while \u2018learning\u2019 your spending habitsThe 2013 film Her was about a man who buys an artificially intelligent operating system for his computer \u201cthat listens to you, understands you and knows you\u201d. So how would you feel about having that sort of relationship with your bank?A new bank being launched on Tuesday 3 May appears to be trying to tap into this vaguely sci-fi-ish concept. Called simply B, the bank is built around an app designed specifically for tablets and smartphones, and is offering a current account and a savings account (other products are promised). But the monthly fee that kicks in after 12 months could turn many people off. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2016\/apr\/30\/bank-account-b-app-interactive-tools-learn-spending-habits\" target=\"_blank\">Bank accounts: to B, or not to B \u2013 that is the \u00a32-a-month question<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Paid-for bank account is run via an app and offers interactive tools while \u2018learning\u2019 your&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-336","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":67898,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hsbc-app-will-show-all-your-bank-accounts-in-one-place\/","url_meta":{"origin":11724,"position":0},"title":"HSBC app will show all your bank accounts in one place","date":"October 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Users will be able to view and manage accounts, including loans and mortgages, from 21 providersBanking customers will soon be able to see all their accounts from different providers in one place, making it easier for them to manage their money, it is\u00a0claimed.HSBC is trialling an app with 10,000\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":52383,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bank-of-cyprus-launches-competitive-online-savings-account-paying-1-05\/","url_meta":{"origin":11724,"position":1},"title":"Bank of Cyprus launches competitive online savings account paying 1.05%","date":"April 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r New top payer beaten only by Yorkshire and Britannia \u2013 but savers still lose out to 2.3% inflationThe Bank of Cyprus has launched an online savings account paying 1.05%, making it one of the top-paying instant access accounts currently available.While many savings accounts are paying a paltry 0.15%, the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":18676,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/penalities-on-undeclared-foreign-bank-accounts\/","url_meta":{"origin":11724,"position":2},"title":"Penalities on Undeclared Foreign Bank Accounts","date":"July 5, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The Constitutional Council in France has ruled that the imposition of concurrent fines for the non-declaration of a foreign bank account is constitutional.\r \r Source : french-property.com\r Read more...Penalities on Undeclared Foreign Bank Accounts","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":38400,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/recycled-bank-accounts-can-mean-sending-money-to-the-wrong-person\/","url_meta":{"origin":11724,"position":3},"title":"Recycled bank accounts can mean sending money to the wrong person","date":"December 17, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r We talk to a couple who thought they\u2019d transferred some money to their son, but ended up losing more than \u00a31,000A chartered accountant and his wife are \u00a31,100 out of pocket after discovering that their son\u2019s old bank account number has been given to someone else. 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However, its\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":33370,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tesco-bank-fraud-key-questions-answered\/","url_meta":{"origin":11724,"position":5},"title":"Tesco Bank fraud: key questions answered","date":"November 7, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Suspicious transactions spotted on around 40,000 accounts have seen online payments frozen. So what next?Current account customers at Tesco Bank have had online payments frozen after tens of thousands of accounts were attacked by fraudsters. 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