Philip Hammond adds cryptocurrency role to post-Treasury jobs list

Former chancellor joins Copper.co as adviser weeks after being criticised by Westminster lobbying watchdog

NatWest faces £340m fine after admitting ‘money-laundering’ failings

Bank pleads guilty to failing to properly monitor £365m deposited into account of Bradford jeweller

Regulator Apra tells lenders to ensure new mortgagees can cope with three percentage point rise in interest rates

Victims’ stories show that despite banks’ safeguards, transfers seem too easy and refunds hit and miss

CMA investigation into claims of sexist and racist behaviour concludes OBIE allowed ‘a culture of intimidation’

Move to cut one in five outlets means bank has more than halved number of branches since 2018

Building society launches pre-payment hotline after bank-transfer scams rise sharply during pandemic

As the bank hires nearly 100 staff in the city, the region’s mayor hopes to attract more big firms

Providers say lenders have ‘no appetite’ for industry battered by Covid and staff crisis

Analyst believes offering from US bank ‘will blow the competition out of the water’

Editorial: There are signs that previously struggling social democratic parties are drawing the right lessons from the pandemic

As debt-laden Chinese property giant enters 30-day grace period, officials look to limit unrest and job losses

Number of people asking ombudsman for help rose by 66% between April to end of June

Merrick Anderson was called by someone posing as a member of Lloyds Bank’s fraud department

UK Finance says £754m stolen from bank customers in first half of 2021 as scammers capitalised on Covid