How to survive our doomed times? Both the experts and I have the same advice
We have two choices: be paralysed by fear or just continue with what we are doing. I know what I choose, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Revolut warns it risks backlash over support for energy-intensive AI and crypto
Fintech company’s profits leap to £1.7bn as it gears up for US push after getting UK banking licence this month
FCA investigates collapsed lender MFS amid £1.3bn mortgage scandal
Move follows the granting of a worldwide asset-freezing order on company’s founder, Paresh Raja
JP Morgan Chase to use computer estimates to monitor hours worked by junior bankers
Company says tool to compare self-reported hours with computer estimates is for ‘awareness, not enforcement’
US moves to soften capital rules: ‘Big banks can declare mission accomplished’
Fed officials expected to lower capital requirements for banks such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase by 4.8%
What will happen now the £100 contactless card limit has been scrapped?
Watchdog says banks will be able to respond to changing consumer demands, inflation and new technology
UK banks keep £100 limit for contactless card payments despite FCA scrapping it
Banking lobby group says lenders are holding off changes as there is no widespread consumer demand for now
What is the £1.3bn MFS mortgage scandal and what is private credit?
A worldwide freezing order has been imposed on Paresh Raja, the owner of a UK mortgage provider
New mortgages up by £800 a year amid ‘Trumpflation’ from Iran war
Nearly 700 deals pulled in two weeks and only a few fixed-rate products below 4% are available, says Moneyfacts
Close Brothers banking group to cut 600 jobs and roll out AI ‘at pace’
Specialist lender’s shares plunge after short seller claims it will have to raise provision for car finance scandal
European takeover battle hots up with UniCredit’s ‘unfriendly attack’ on Commerzbank
Milan-based bank plans to up its near-30% stake in German lender to trigger formal talks despite strong opposition from Berlin
UK regulator examines IT glitch that enabled bank customers to see others’ accounts on app
Information Commissioner’s Office made aware of incident affecting Lloyd’s, Halifax and Bank of Scotland
AI scams drove UK reports of fraud to record 444,000 last year
Criminals using artificial intelligence tools to take over mobile, bank and online shopping accounts, says Cifas
Top US banks weigh suing federal regulator over crypto banking rules
Exclusive: Bank Policy Institute, representing lenders such as JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs, argues that new licenses could harm US consumers and financial system
Average UK office attendance ‘settling’ at highest level since before Covid
Figure above 40% every week since early January as report says situation ‘no longer in freefall nor in recovery’