E BANKING CONFIDENCE

BY KEITH NUTHALL and PHILIP FINE EUROPEAN Union consumers have a "reasonable level" of confidence in making online financial transactions, although concerns are more intense in southern Europe. According to European Commission figures, on a scale of 1-10 (with 10 representing absolute confidence), on average EU citizens rate their feelings at 7.08. Most confident are the Finns (8.41), then the Dutch (7.91), the Swedes (7.79), the Luxembourgers (7.58) and the British (7.5). Least confident were the Greeks (5.25), the Portuguese (5.51), the Spanish ...


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