World’s largest banks pledged $869bn to fossil fuel firms in 2024, new report finds

Two-thirds of the biggest 65 banks increased financing by $162bn from 2023 to 2024, walking back climate promises

Metro Bank shares surge on talk of private equity takeover

Potential uncertainty for customers and staff as Shawbrook owner Pollen Street Capital sounds out bank’s bosses

IADB’s proposals involve lenders using public money to buy up renewable energy loans in poor countries

Devastating attacks at M&S, the Co-op and Harrods highlight risks as lenders say cybersecurity is biggest expense

Anonymous messages questioned judgment of senior managers in dealing with Greensill, says Swiss regulator

Regulator asks local banks not to give non-compliant perks amid fierce competition as interest rates fall

Financier tells court he travelled to Tokyo ‘often weekly’ for mentoring sessions with Masayoshi Son

Financial Conduct Authority launches initiative to ‘speed up innovation’ and help spur economic growth

FCA has sounded alarm over growing conspiracy theory that uses arguments dating back to Magna Carta

The controversial loan has returned. We look at the deals and explain why it’s worth saving up a 5% deposit or more

In latest IT outage to hit a UK bank, group is investigating problem caused by update to app late on Thursday

Playwright urges theatre to cut ties with bank, which has been criticised for providing financial services to defence firms supplying Israel

Staff get £24.6m after year in which bank was penalised for ‘shockingly lax’ controls and profits fell 25% to £223m

Confiscating the funds would shock Putin, help Ukraine, and take advantage of disillusionment in the US economy

From Fred ‘the Shred’ Goodwin to Nigel Farage ousting the CEO, it’s been a bumpy ride for the now-privatised banking group, formerly RBS