Britons resume borrowing as economy reopens in Covid crisis Car finance deals and personal loans increase as interest rates fall
Nationwide has signed away my right to use a contactless card I’ve had a two-year battle to get it to sort a problem with the ‘chip and signature’ system for disabled users
Greensill: watchdog opens investigation into auditors including PwC Inquiry involves Saffery Champness and PwC’s audit of the Sanjeev Gupta-owned Wyelands Bank
Banks must guarantee access to cash for everyone, says Age UK Millions of older and vulnerable people cut off from ATMs and banking services, charity finds
Lloyds Banking Group to close 44 more branches Unions criticise decision to shut 29 Lloyds and 15 Halifax branches, taking closures to 100 this year
Morgan Stanley to bar unvaccinated staff from New York offices Bank warns staff they have less than three weeks to take both Covid jabs or continue working from home
New £50 note featuring Alan Turing goes into circulation Note honouring mathematician, computer pioneer and codebreaker contains advanced security features
CBI and City bosses warn against giving staff legal right to work from home UK business leaders voice concerns over creation of two-tier workforce and harm to city centre economies
Cryptocurrency boom fails to stem losses at UK fintech firm Revolut Losses almost double last year despite growing demand for crypto trading pushing up revenues 34%
HSBC whistleblower claims vindication after bank’s £200m payout to customers Nicholas Wilson says redress scheme is a direct result of his campaign over excessive charges
HSBC offers sub-1% mortgage as interest rate war intensifies Banks and building societies fight for customers as house prices rise in frenzied market
Deloitte’s UK employees to decide ‘when, where and how they work’ Accounting firm embraces ultra-flexible working with staff able to choose if they come into the office at all
Office, hybrid or home? Businesses ponder future of work The government’s work from home guidance in England could end next month, leaving three options
Vaccines were not part of AstraZeneca’s grand strategy, so what’s the plan now? Having built a big operation during the pandemic it could stick or twist but either way investors will soon want a decision
Morgan Stanley boss tells US staff to be back in office in September Chief executive sends ‘very strong’ message to US staff where many workers are vaccinated against Covid