Menu
24/03/2004
Belfast centre aids £200m Sainsbury's transactions
A Belfast-based e-commerce centre is aiding a leading supermarket chain with its additional financial services worth an estimated £200 million.
HBOS e-commerce centre in Belfast had overall responsibility for the Sainsbury’s Bank IT project which took a team of over 70 specialist software engineers in Belfast, Edinburgh and West Yorkshire 12 months to design, test and implement the new site.
The registration and servicing of savings and credit card accounts on the Sainsbury’s Bank website, which was relaunched today, is expected to handle £200m worth of transactions in its first year.
Commenting on the system, Derek Bottom, Deputy Chief Executive of Sainsbury’s Bank, who visited Belfast recently to finalise the implementation of the service, said: "This added functionality enables customers to register for and manage online our highly competitive savings and credit card products and the redesign makes our website even easier to use.
“The expertise of the Belfast team has been fundamental to the successful design & delivery of the service. We have nearly two million customers who are now able to make a range of transactions using this service. We are confident that its functionality will help to expand our customer base as well as adding value to the service we offer to existing account-holders.”
Recent research from NOP World Financial found that online purchasing of financial services products had grown by 31% in 2003. The research also indicates that this growth is expected to continue in 2004.
Mr Bottom said that the Sainsbury’s Bank website usage had increased by 600% in the last three years and that a significant proportion of its products were now purchased online.
High Street bank HBOS was formed in 2001 by the merger of Halifax and Bank of Scotland. The e-commerce development centre currently has a staff of 50 and is based within the HBOS Contact Centre in Ormeau Business Park (The Gasworks).
(MB)
HBOS e-commerce centre in Belfast had overall responsibility for the Sainsbury’s Bank IT project which took a team of over 70 specialist software engineers in Belfast, Edinburgh and West Yorkshire 12 months to design, test and implement the new site.
The registration and servicing of savings and credit card accounts on the Sainsbury’s Bank website, which was relaunched today, is expected to handle £200m worth of transactions in its first year.
Commenting on the system, Derek Bottom, Deputy Chief Executive of Sainsbury’s Bank, who visited Belfast recently to finalise the implementation of the service, said: "This added functionality enables customers to register for and manage online our highly competitive savings and credit card products and the redesign makes our website even easier to use.
“The expertise of the Belfast team has been fundamental to the successful design & delivery of the service. We have nearly two million customers who are now able to make a range of transactions using this service. We are confident that its functionality will help to expand our customer base as well as adding value to the service we offer to existing account-holders.”
Recent research from NOP World Financial found that online purchasing of financial services products had grown by 31% in 2003. The research also indicates that this growth is expected to continue in 2004.
Mr Bottom said that the Sainsbury’s Bank website usage had increased by 600% in the last three years and that a significant proportion of its products were now purchased online.
High Street bank HBOS was formed in 2001 by the merger of Halifax and Bank of Scotland. The e-commerce development centre currently has a staff of 50 and is based within the HBOS Contact Centre in Ormeau Business Park (The Gasworks).
(MB)
Related Northern Ireland News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.
24 January 2017
Financial Services Firm To Create 160 New Jobs In Belfast
A financial services firm based in London is to create 160 new jobs in Belfast. FinTru confirmed it is expanding its Belfast centre of excellence and is to recruit 60 experienced roles and 100 graduate roles over the next five years.
Financial Services Firm To Create 160 New Jobs In Belfast
A financial services firm based in London is to create 160 new jobs in Belfast. FinTru confirmed it is expanding its Belfast centre of excellence and is to recruit 60 experienced roles and 100 graduate roles over the next five years.
21 March 2024
BCC Unveils Refreshed Strategic Plan For Belfast City Centre
New plans to support the most vulnerable in Belfast while growing the economy, regenerating neighbourhoods and achieving climate targets have been published in a refreshed strategic plan for the city. First published in 2017, the Belfast Agenda set out joint vision for the city up to 2035.
BCC Unveils Refreshed Strategic Plan For Belfast City Centre
New plans to support the most vulnerable in Belfast while growing the economy, regenerating neighbourhoods and achieving climate targets have been published in a refreshed strategic plan for the city. First published in 2017, the Belfast Agenda set out joint vision for the city up to 2035.
13 June 2005
The 2005 Birthday Honours List for Northern Ireland
The full list of recipients of honours in the 2005 Birthday Honours list for Northern Ireland is as follows: Knighthood: Mr Hugh Orde OBE, Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland - for services to Northern Ireland. CBE: Mr Robert David Stewart Campbell, Belfast - For Political and public service.
The 2005 Birthday Honours List for Northern Ireland
The full list of recipients of honours in the 2005 Birthday Honours list for Northern Ireland is as follows: Knighthood: Mr Hugh Orde OBE, Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland - for services to Northern Ireland. CBE: Mr Robert David Stewart Campbell, Belfast - For Political and public service.
15 November 2017
Ulster Bank To Close 11 NI Branches
Ulster Bank has confirmed it plans to close 11 branches next year in Northern Ireland. The bank confirmed it will be seeking 40 voluntary redundancies as a result of the closures. The branches to close are: Ballyclare, Dromore, Moira, Draperstown, Dungiven, Portrush, Killyleagh, Rathfriland, Castlederg, Irvinestown and Stewartstown.
Ulster Bank To Close 11 NI Branches
Ulster Bank has confirmed it plans to close 11 branches next year in Northern Ireland. The bank confirmed it will be seeking 40 voluntary redundancies as a result of the closures. The branches to close are: Ballyclare, Dromore, Moira, Draperstown, Dungiven, Portrush, Killyleagh, Rathfriland, Castlederg, Irvinestown and Stewartstown.
27 June 2013
Work Begins On Belfast Welcome Centre
Tourism in Belfast has received a boost with the announcement that work has started on a new visitor information centre. The £1.8m project will see a new centre built in the city centre, located opposite City Hall.
Work Begins On Belfast Welcome Centre
Tourism in Belfast has received a boost with the announcement that work has started on a new visitor information centre. The £1.8m project will see a new centre built in the city centre, located opposite City Hall.
-
Northern Ireland WeatherToday:Mainly dry with sunny spells on Friday, cloudier at times in the south. The chance of the odd afternoon shower developing in the south and east. Maximum temperature 20 °C.Tonight:Any afternoon showers soon dying out to leave a dry evening with clear spells at first, but coastal low cloud, mist or fog then spreads in from the northwest. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
