Sometimes referred to as telebanking this is a service which provides customers with banking facilities from their home or office using the telephone. The main advantage is convenience in that balances can be sought and transactions made without the need to visit a branch.
The services were pioneered for the mass market by first direct in 1989. Other providers active in the market in the early days included Girobank and Save & Prosper.
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