Evergrande: will it collapse and what would happen if it did?

If Chinese property company Evergrande sinks under its $300bn debt its failure would resound across the global economy

Shares in China’s Evergrande plunge again as fears of contagion grow

Hong Kong stock fell up to 19% amid default fears that are beginning to have a knock-on effect on other markets

The surge in ‘buy now pay later’ – and why we should be worried

Fintech firms are jostling to offer millennials interest-free payment plans as they shop online. Retailers love it of course, but all this unregulated lending is ringing alarm bells

China’s Lehman Brothers moment?: Evergrande crisis rattles economy

President Xi Jinping faces serious test of his financial reforms as struggles of property giant send ripples through real-estate sector

Monzo unveils buy now, pay later product with £3,000 limit

Digital bank’s Flex scheme joins controversial market that allows customers to stagger payments without interest or fees

Stock market pullback likely by year end, Deutsche Bank survey finds

Poll of investors finds possibility of new Covid-19 variants poses biggest risk to stability

Lloyds offers £100 to tempt new customers to paid-for current accounts

Qualifying accounts are £3-a-month Club Lloyds or Club Lloyds Platinum, costing £21 a month but with benefits

NatWest gives RBS the full makeover including carpets, couches and cafes

Revamped interiors and flexible working plan at City HQ look to usher in new dawn for thousands of returning staff

Sweet deal: UK workers lured back to office with bonuses and ice-cream

Companies such as PwC and Goldman Sachs offering extra perks to persuade home workers to return

Goldman Sachs plans London IPO for £3.6bn Petershill Partners

Portfolio of alternative asset managers aims to take advantage of boom in private equity market

Europe’s top 25 banks failing on green pledges, campaigners warn

ShareAction says lack of plans to tackle climate crisis and biodiversity loss casts doubts on banking’s sustainability pledges

European banks storing €20bn a year in tax havens

Barclays and HSBC among banks booking money equivalent to 14% of annual profits in offshore entities

Doctors stage XR die-in outside JP Morgan offices in London

Sixty medical professionals including nurses hold protest to highlight fossil fuel investments

Rebuke for Hammond over use of government contacts to assist bank

Former chancellor’s actions in relation to OakNorth, who he is paid to advise, ‘not acceptable’

WWF office sit-in enters second day as XR keeps up London protests

Extinction Rebellion members march through Westminster and target offices of JP Morgan