BUSINESS

Industry body the Payments Council said the average time to swap accounts was reduced seven days.

European Union races to stock supplies ahead of winter months as prospect of gas war looms.

The Campaign for Real Ale says a third of young people in the UK have tried the beverage.

The Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group have announced that they will relocate part of their Scottish business and headquarters to England if Scotland votes for independence in one week's time.

New proposals could stop Western companies from working on oil exploration in Russian Arctic.

Settlements made with RBS group, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Jones Lang LaSalle and Sankaty Advisors.

A six week consultation on the ban is being launched on 11 September.

The figures come after the Chancellor's radical retirement reforms in his 2014 Budget.

The part state-owned banks revealed they will relocate business if Scotland becomes independent.

UK home prices rose at the slowest pace in the year to August.

The part state owned banks have previously unveiled concern over independence affecting business.

China inflation data suggests world's second-largest economy is losing momentum.

Peter Pan email phishing scam infects computers with malware that sucks out all your personal credentials.

In the first debt offering since it's IPO last year, Twitter looks to raise $1.5 billion.

August sees 51% leap in mortgages approved where borrower has 15% deposit or less.

Daughter becomes fourth member of Botin banking dynasty to head Santander.

Activists point to cyber-security flaws in push-to-talk app that allegedly led to arrests

The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre at the University of Manchester will be built by 2017.

Uefa is expected to increase the prize money for the Champions League and Europa League.

Calls on US to end ban on crude oil exports as EU seeks to further alienate Russia.

Virgin Media Business says only 15% of teachers are 'totally computer savvy'.

New Delhi's initiative expected to show that Indian economy is larger than previously estimated.

However, the club were able to post record revenues.

Investment bank Lazard is managing the Citgo sale process, on behalf of PDVSA.

'City Superwoman' speaks exclusively to IBTimes UK about her career and how 'you can't have it all'.

Better Together set to release letter with 130 signatories showing support for maintaining UK.

The Tory peer is now financial services and capital markets union commissioner.

China has experienced a bumpy year in 2014 with economic growth slowing to its lowest in 18 months.

Air France-KLM CEO Juniac says group could consider an acquisition to supplement growth.