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HSBC, RBS and other high street banks have closed more than 1,000 branches in two years, study finds
The closures were attributed to more customers going online and post offices offering banking services.
Barclays follows up French sale by earning Moody's upgrade
Ratings agency Moody's has upgraded debt ratings of Barclays after the UK bank sold its French retail banking unit.
FTSE Moves: Resource stocks up on oil production deal, Barclays sells French retail banking outfit
Oil and gas stocks rose on crude production cuts, but leading indices slid as Barclays unveil French retail banking unit sale.
FTSE Moves: London market falls ahead of crunch Italian referendum
Traders look ahead to Italy's reform referendum on Sunday and hope it will not spark market panic next week.
RBS must bolster its financial strength after failing Bank of England stress test
Barclays and Standard Chartered fall short but will not have to increase capital strength.
FTSE Moves: Top flight shares fall ahead of Bank stress tests
Nervous traders look ahead to key bank health tests revealed by the Bank of England later this week.
Barclays to overhaul stockbroking operations by combining banking and investment services
The British bank is looking to take on investment advisory rivals such as Hargreaves Lansdown.
Smartphone cash withdrawals coming to UK high street before end of 2016
New devices mean you'll be able to withdraw £100 with your smartphone using Barclays' new cash machines.
FTSE Moves: Footsie makes gains as traders bid to navigate Trump's 'minefield' business policies
Top flight shares move higher on the back of strong gains made in Asian markets overnight.
'Duplicate' debit card payments glitch hits Barclays customers
Barclays admitted some customer accounts have had payments wrongly deducted from their balance.
FTSE Moves: Top flight shares flat after GDP growth leaves traders cold
Traders shrug off GDP growth and focus on signs of rising inflation next year.
Hackers target all major UK banks with new Twitter phishing campaign
Hackers posing as customer support staff on Twitter to hoodwink customers into divulging credentials.
Barclays sees profits jump on bond trading as it sells off assets
The bank said it is still in the process of selling off its Africa business.
Barclays, UBS settle Libor manipulation lawsuit with US bondholders
Terms of the Libor litigation settlement between Barclays and UBS and the bondholders were not revealed.
Barclays' split from African subsidiary could cost between £500m and £1bn, analyst estimates
Barclays will have to break the master services agreement with its African subsidiary and work out a new one.
Despite Brexit 78% business leaders think UK is 'a good place to start a business', Barclays research shows
Business leaders in Brazil, US and China are most optimistic about the UK start-up environment.
Big bank de-risking trend poses serious threat to UK fintech companies
Tony Craddock of the Emerging Payments Association discusses shortage of transaction banking services for fintechs and non-bank payments companies.
FTSE Moves: London market slips after ECB rates decision
Top flight stocks struggle for direction after ECB hold rates as expected.
Huge differences in UK banks' online security systems, says Which?
Which? says that less than half of the banks tested provide customers with a "two-factor" authentication system.
FTSE Moves: London market slips as traders weigh jobs and earnings data
Builder's merchant Travis Perkins led the fallers after announcing up to 600 job cuts and worsening conditions.
FTSE Moves: London market soars as inflation hits two-year high
Rising commodity prices and inflation buoys top flight shares.
FTSE Moves: London market falls as MPs launch Brexit debate
Blue chip stocks cool as Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn clash in the Commons.
Lloyds Bank gives fraudsters the 'audio fingerprint' in bid to boost biometric security
The voice biometric technology analyses over 100 "unique features" in real-time.
FTSE Moves: London market hits fresh high as sterling continues to slide
Investors continue to buy cheap top flight stocks with strong foreign earnings.
FTSE Moves: London stocks edge higher as traders weigh Brexit costs
However shares tumble at Royal Bank of Scotland after fresh controversy over its treatment of small businesses.
FTSE Moves: Blue chip stocks lift after sterling flash crash
Mining shares climb as pound weakens after falls on Asian markets.
FTSE Moves: London market hits all-time high of 7010 as pound sinks
Investors pile in to buy cheap stocks as pound slumps on fears of a 'hard' Brexit.
FTSE Moves: London market jumps as pound weakens after May sets Brexit date
Sterling nears 31-year lows after Theresa May said UK will trigger Brexit negotiations by the end of March.
FTSE Moves: Deepening crisis at Deutsche Bank weighs on London market
Reports that the US Department of Justice is looking for settlements from European banks worries traders.
FTSE Moves: London market rises despite fresh setbacks at Royal Bank of Scotland
Expectations that the US Federal Reserve will hold interest rates is buoying shares.