We’ll hire 100 black interns a year, say UK fund managers City firms sign up to #100BlackInterns to tackle underrepresentation
Salary advance schemes: lockdown lifesavers or a trap into debt? The FCA raises the red flag over these ‘wellbeing packages’ that allow employees to take part of their earnings before payday
European banks urged to stop funding oil trade in Amazon Indigenous people in headwaters region say financing harms communities and ecosystems
Spelling out the problems as banks’ name-checker rejects vital payments The confirmation of payee scheme is designed to beat scammers, but causes its own difficulties
UK banks treating transfer scam victims unfairly, says Which? Consumer association says few people compensated and voluntary code should be mandatory
UK consumer lending will plummet during 2020, say forecasts Personal loans and credit card debt expected to fall 16% as lending to businesses surges
Travelex falls into administration, with loss of 1,300 jobs PwC says foreign exchange firm was ‘acutely impacted’ by Covid and recent cyber-attack
Watchdog warns UK high-cost lenders about exploitation Financial Conduct Authority demands improved practices as companies restart lending
Metro Bank office staff can work from home until after flu season CEO creates debt-handling teams to deal with defaults linked to Covid-19 crisis
BP’s dividend cut puts firm on road to deliver green energy pledge Lockdown has hammered oil prices but it also offers a chance to refocus on clean energy
HSBC is biggest loser in never-ending US-China global power play Europe’s biggest bank is being buffeted by the pandemic and crossfire between Beijing and Washington
HSBC accelerates 35,000 job cuts amid Covid-19 profit plunge Bank also forced to put aside another £2.9bn to cover bad debt in coronavirus crisis
UK savings rates are at a record low amid Covid-19 – it’s time to shop around You do not have to settle for pitiful rates as there are some good deals out there
Catharine French obituary Other Lives: Banker who pioneered award-winning campaigns on financial literacy
Yes, the tech giants are big – in truth, probably too big to break up Despite Congress’s threats, no politician or president will want to panic fragile stock markets with antitrust action