‘I am afraid I will kill myself, like my husband’: spotlight on loan firms in Cambodia after Indigenous suicides

Microfinance was meant to reduce poverty, but borrowers allege they have been victims of ‘predatory’ loans and repayment tactics, which have led to desperation and deaths

Mortgage debts and bust firms put UK banks’ profits under pressure

With the big lenders reporting their results this week, investors are trying to stay optimistic and hoping there will be no more crises

Greta Thunberg joins second climate protest in London this week

Undeterred after being charged over separate demonstration, Thunberg joined fossil fuel activists outside JP Morgan in Canary Wharf

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon ends DJ gigs due to media ‘distraction’

Bank’s board reportedly concerned at attention received by chief executive, who moonlights as DJ D-Sol

Former Bank of China boss arrested on corruption charges

Liu Liange charged with accepting bribes and illegally granting loans amid country’s anti-corruption drive

JP Morgan CEO warns world may be facing ‘most dangerous time’ in decades

Jamie Dimon says Israel-Gaza conflict may have ‘far-reaching impacts’ on energy prices, food costs and international trade

Africa’s ‘optimist-in-chief’ on the continent’s renaissance: ‘Don’t just believe me, believe the data’

In an exclusive interview, Akinwumi Adesina, head of the African Development Bank, says the outlook is good for a continent with the workers of the future and the best investment opportunities

‘Call me’: FCA releases messages between former Barclays boss and Jeffrey Epstein

Financial watchdog provisionally concludes Jes Staley misled it over his friendship with billionaire sex offender

Ex-Barclays boss Jes Staley banned from City over Jeffrey Epstein scandal

Bank to cancel almost £18m in pay and bonuses due former CEO, who also faces potential FCA fine of £1.8m

Who is the Colombian billionaire taking a high stakes punt on Metro Bank?

Jaime Gilinski Bacal is known for snapping up struggling lenders on the cheap and turning around their fortunes

Metro Bank gets another shot at redemption – but too late for the small shareholders

Chief executive’s boast that there is nothing wrong with its business model will sound hollow to those nursing a 97% loss

Metro Bank to slash costs after £925m rescue deal

Lender confirms customers have started to pull money out amid worries over its financial health

Metro Bank agrees rescue deal with investors

Lender secures £325m capital from new and existing shareholders and £600m of debt refinancing

Cannabis firms are cut off from the US financial system, but relief is in sight

The Senate is eyeing a bill that would allow banks to do business with cannabis firms – now, if only they would vote on it

Metro Bank shares rebound amid reports of £600m capital offer

Lender’s stock hit all-time low after news it was exploring selling off up to 40% of mortgage book