Britain urges banks to offer mortgage flexibility in cost-of-living crisis
Britain has called on banks to support households finding it difficult to make payments on mortgages during the cost of living crisis.
HSBC UK to shut 114 branches as more customers bank online
HSBC is closing a quarter of its branches across the United Kingdom from April 2023 after the bank failed to recover customer loss since the pandemic.
UK-led police operation busts phone scammers who targeted millions
UK police on Thursday said their biggest ever counter-fraud operation had disrupted an international criminal network targeting hundreds of thousands of victims in millions of spam phone calls.
Bankers pour cold water on red hot coal
It's the best of times, it's the worst of times. At least when it comes to mining coal.
As recession looms, British business sends out lending SOS
As inflation rockets and recession looms, many British businesses are struggling to secure affordable bank finance, piling pressure on the embattled UK government as it unveiled a budget aimed at reviving the economy.
UK's Lloyds Bank offers staff 2,000 pounds minimum pay rise
Britain's biggest domestic bank Lloyds has offered UK staff a minimum 2,000 pounds ($2,242) pay rise, a source with knowledge of the talks told Reuters, as lenders and employees across the sector begin annual pay talks that could see wage bills soar.
Ukraine grain export deal resumes days after Russia suspends its involvement
Russia said on Wednesday it would resume its participation in a deal freeing up grain exports from Ukraine, reversing a move that world leaders warned would increase hunger globally.
UK banks start cutting 'Truss premium' from mortgage rates, but slowly
Having hiked mortgage rates after political turmoil drove up the cost of borrowing, British banks are now cutting home loan prices, albeit slowly, as markets calm since Liz Truss's government collapsed and Rishi Sunak took power.
Banks brace for tax hit to help plug UK's budget gap
British banks are bracing for a potential tax hit to their profits as the government scrambles to plug an estimated 40 billion pound ($45 billion) hole in its finances.
Mini-budget: lessons from the UK's long history of economic crises
From 1925, the Bank of England had kept interest rates high to keep the pound at a fixed parity to gold
JPMorgan doubles down on UK retail bank Chase
Wall Street giant JPMorgan is planning to double the size of its workforce at fledgling British retail bank Chase to at least 2,000 within two years, the CEO of the venture told Reuters, despite losses and some investor scepticism.
Bank of England proposes 'more British style' of finance regulation
The Bank of England said on Thursday it would move to a "more British style of regulation" for the country's huge financial services industry as it seeks to take advantage of Brexit.
Britain's Lloyds racks up $350 million of likely scam COVID loans
Lloyds Banking Group has been hit by more than 300 million pounds ($348 million) of suspected fraud linked to COVID-19 pandemic-era recovery loans for small businesses, the highest among big bank peers, according to government data.
UK consumer sentiment hits record low as inflation soars - GfK
British households are feeling "a sense of exasperation" about the surging cost of living which has pushed consumer sentiment to its lowest since at least 1974, according to the country's longest-running survey of household finances.
Europe's banks flash some good news but downbeat on economy
European banks this week offered flashes of surprisingly good news on profits, but some executives spoke of a bleak outlook for the rest of the year.
Lloyds offers extra support to 2 million customers as cost rises hit hard
Britain's biggest domestic lender Lloyds Banking Group contacted 2 million of its 26 million customers in May after identifying they could need extra support to cope with soaring food and energy prices and rising debt costs.
Investment platforms face hangover after pandemic party
The trillion-dollar retail investment express is losing steam, dampening the fortunes of British trading platforms that boomed during lockdowns on the back of a meme stocks frenzy.
UK Lenders No Longer Too Big To Fail, Says BoE
The Bank of England said on Friday it was satisfied lenders had taken steps to ensure they were no longer "too big to fail" in any future crisis, though it found shortcomings at three major banks.
The Global Insurance Industry and City Of London: An Update
London's fast-paced coffee culture back in the 17th century gave rise to the prominent and world-renowned maritime insurance industry.
5 Businesses that are part of the core economy of London
London is a bustling city in the United Kingdom and it also has the title of being the capital city. Standing on the Thames it has been a major settlement for at least two millennia. London is also one of the most important cities in the world and is also quite desirable. It has four world heritage sites and has quite a bit of history on its side.
UK expats count Brexit impact as banks shut accounts
One of the first direct consequences of Brexit, the move by UK lenders to shut expat services is said to affect tens of thousands of people across Europe.
Virus wreaks economic havoc as global cases top 17 million
COVID-19 is forcing governments into a persistent balancing act between saving lives and preventing economic devastation.
British taxpayer forced to take a £2bn bath as RBS shares sold at massive discount
RBS shares sold at 46 percent less than the 502 pence-a-share the government invested in 2008 and 2009.
Diverse leadership in the UK financial services industry: It's time for action not words
McKinsey & Company states that companies in the top quartile for gender or racial and ethnic diversity are more likely to have financial returns above their national industry medians.
Banks risk danger by leaving digital transformation gaps
The introduction of Open Banking earlier has made it easier for fintechs and other providers like internet companies to enter the market by using open APIs.
Bitcoin billionaires downgraded to millionaires after major sell-off
The Winklevoss twins and Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen are among those at the top of Forbes' cryptocurrency rich list who will have seen their Bitcoin billions slump this week.
US man sues T-Mobile after his bitcoins were hacked
Carlos Tapang of Washington alleges that T-Mobile's poor security allowed hackers to steal thousands of dollars in bitcoin.
Bitcoin is 'a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster' claims top banker
Carstens said many people believe so far that, given the limited size of virtual currencies, "concerns about them do not rise to a systemic level".
Lloyds Bank bans customers from buying bitcoin on their credit cards
Bitcoin lost 30% of its value last week, ending at $8,291.87, less than half its $19,000 value reached in November.
McMafia warning: Illegal wealth of mega-rich can be now seized
Around £90 billion that is illegally laundered in the UK each year will soon be within reach of government officials.