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Barclays and HSBC are teaming up with UBS to take on bitcoin

Swiss bank UBS has been trying to get its digital cash concept off the ground for a while and now…

The UK’s financial watchdog wants to review overdraft charges – here’s how much UK banks make in fees

The UK’s financial watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wants to overhaul the way banks implement unplanned overdraft charges. In…

The mobile gaming industry is being pushed forward by women gamers

Female gamers are set to spend more than £1bn on video games over the next 12 months, thanks to the…

Major UK banks stop trading Qatari currency

Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Tesco Bank have stopped trading in Qatari riyals amid diplomatic tensions in the…

Former Barclays executives charged with committing fraud during the financial crisis

Barclays and four former executives were charged with fraud on Tuesday over agreements struck with Qatar during the 2008 financial…

Will the UK economy suffer if financial giants move their operations to Europe?

Will UK-based banks and businesses move their operations abroad? And if they do, how badly will it hit the UK economy?…

Barclays chief executive Jes Staley is being investigated — here’s what we know so far

An investigation has been opened up to look into Barclays Bank's chief executive, Jes Staley. Staley reportedly tried to discover…

The UK government is going all in on fintech as it readies for Brexit

British chancellor Philip Hammond said this morning fintech is part of the so-called "fourth industrial revolution" at the Treasury's first…

PPI isn’t dead — people still want protection on loans

It might seem surprising but banks are still selling payment protection insurance (PPI). Despite the bottom line for the PPI mis-selling…

For sale: The Co-operative bank is pleading for buyers

The Co-operative Bank, the British retail and commercial bank headquartered in Manchester is up for sale, just four years after…