JP Morgan boss ‘regrets’ making joke about Chinese Communist party Chastened Jamie Dimon apologises for saying he would bet on bank outliving Chinese regime
David Cameron lobbied Lloyds director to save Greensill pharmacy deal Bank continued funding supply-chain finance scheme for NHS pharmacies after appeal to Tory peer
Halifax cuts interest rate on Kids’ Saver account to 1% Returns cut from 1.45% on balances up to £5,000 despite expected rise in Bank of England base rate
Revolut banking app lets teens in UK and Europe use Apple Pay Allowing 13-year-olds with a Junior account to use iPhone or Apple Watch ‘adds an extra layer of safety’
‘Terminated’ takeover of Metro Bank blow to idea of challenging old guard Failure of talks shows bank consolidation at bottom end of industry never seems to achieve momentum
Metro Bank shares slump after US buyer ends takeover talks Troubles for challenger bank continue, with Carlyle Group saying it was no longer interested
JP Morgan chief skips quarantine as he jets into Hong Kong Jamie Dimon let off 21-day hotel quarantine because he runs a ‘very huge bank’, says Carrie Lam
Barclays mortgage customers face ‘nightmare’ of poor credit ratings Guardian Money hears from people trapped on high-cost deals after bank wrongly recorded defaults on files
Jes Staley reportedly exchanged 1,200 emails with Jeffrey Epstein in four years Some emails between ex-Barclays boss and Epstein used unexplained phrases such as ‘snow white’, FT reports
The mission was to restore Barclays’s good name, but will Jes Staley’s scandals undo his work? An investigation that led to the boss’s resignation was just the latest in a series of upsets during his stint at the bank
Co-op Bank at ‘turning point’ as it heads for first profit in a decade Chief executive says bank is considering new takeover targets after rebuffed offer for TSB
US bank BNY Mellon cuts ties with Adani’s Carmichael coalmine Bank says Queensland mine and rail line do not fit in with its environmental, social and governance principles
BT is right to ignore distractions and get on with digging for Britain Shareholders will be reassured by group’s decision to roll out full-fibre broadband alone
Banks are still financing fossil fuels – while signing up to net zero pledges The financial sector is helping to drive the climate crisis. Radical government action is needed to overhaul the system, says economics professor Mariana Mazzucato
Metro Bank shares soar after potential takeover approach US private-equity group Carlyle has until 2 December to make formal offer or walk away