Falcon Private Bank gets regulatory approval to offer Bitcoin to its wealthy clients
The bank is working with Bitcoin Suisse AG, a regulated financial service provider and crypto-assets broker.
Financial Conduct Authority head calls for open financial markets after Brexit
Financial Conduct Authority boss Andrew Bailey says "free trade in financial services should be preserved".
Warning lights on for the UK economy? Fears grow over surge in unsecured borrowing and easy credit
Rising inflation forces Britons to dip further into their pockets to continue spending.
City watchdog warns banks against closing current accounts
Speech by FCA head comes after Norwich & Peterborough Building Society said it will close current accounts.
Care homes are still charging relatives after residents die, reveals probe
Competition and Markets Authority is concerned that homes are breaking consumer law.
Small business owners are the general election's forgotten and abused tribe
The regulations and costs imposed by governments make it harder and harder to run a small business, not that this election will change anything.
Barclays CEO Jes Staley weathers stormy AGM after whistleblowing scandal
Staley tells shareholders Brexit impact on passporting rights is a 'manageable challenge'.
Ethereum is helping London's homeless with St Mungo's and smart contracts
First pilot by social tech platform Alice helps 15 people sleeping rough in London.
London could face exodus of European banks if Brexit talks fail
Major European lenders could leave should they be asked to convert branches into subsidiaries.
Barclays boss to face grilling at AGM over whistleblowing scandal
Jes Staley was publicly reprimanded for his role in the whistleblowing incident and could have his bonus cut.
Leaked document shows gory details about UK plans to break encryption and snoop in bulk
Campaigner Jim Killock: 'Secret consultations have no place in open government.'
Amazon continues to expand its UK business with AI and drones
The UK has been an important business for Amazon, Jeff Wilke said.
Hamas threatens 'explosion' as Palestinian Authority halts payment for Israeli-supplied electricity
Move could plunge entire territory into darkness.
Lloyds Bank appoints judge to review HBOS bribery and sex parties scandal
Bank appoints retired high court judge Dame Linda Dobbs to review the scandal that involved bribery.
Financial regulator warns access to EU markets is crucial for healthy competition
FCA urges Britain to retain access to EU markets in order to avoid disruption in the sector.
Fintech can make banking system more resilient says Bank of England governor Mark Carney
Bank warns it will closely monitor the level of cyber and operational risks the new technology faces.
Barclays security chief faces internal probe over whistle-blower scandal
Troels Oerting was asked to find the author of an anonymous letter sent to Barclays by CEO Jes Staley.
Giving away the keys to the internet: Is HTTPS encryption still secure?
With thousands of SSL certificates wrongly issued to cybercriminals, is it still worth bothering with HTTPS?
Regtech and open banking explored at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2017
FCA's Chris Woolard and UCL's Professor Philip Treleaven discuss regtech at Innovate Finance event.
FCA resumes bank misconduct probe
Six individuals related to the investigation were previously jailed in February.
If Brussels and London start a euro clearing war, New York would be the only beneficiary
The thorny issue of clearing in London is back, but row is more about politics than economics.
1MDB scandal: Switzerland's top prosecutor criticises Malaysia for not cooperating
Attorney General Michael Lauber hails progress in 1MDB, Petrobas and Fifa investigations.
House of Lords says the poor need better access to financial services
The poor suffer from a 'poverty premium', which lands them in a vicious debt cycle.
Britain sets up new anti-money-laundering unit to crack down on £24bn criminal activity
The government said the body will draw together all the latest international standards.
1MDB scandal: Singapore slaps 10-year ban on former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner
The local regulator is also set to issue bans on three others for similar breaches
Parity pushes new Ethereum testnet 'Kovan' after spam attacks
Ten Ethereum companies launch Proof of Authority testnet after Ropsten suffered a DoS attack on Feb 24.
Barclays to appoint Sir Ian Cheshire as UK chairman – report
An announcement is set to be made on Monday, according to a report
India's 1.3 billion citizens' biometric data to be shared with private firms, raising privacy concerns
Fingerprints, iris scans and more of around 1.3bn Indians have been collected as part of the government's India Stack programme.
Trump was never a real CEO, that's why he's incapable of running the White House
He was neither transparent nor equipped to be accountable to the courts and voters.
Local government finances at 'breaking point' according to survey of councils
Local councils looking to hike charges for parking, leisure services and even green waste collection.