All news on the topic: Banks

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’Kafkaesque’: Bank blocks cash transfer, citing potential AI scam concerns
Starling’s fraud team repeatedly refused to allow UK man to send £12,800 to friend in Austria, then froze account
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Dirty money flows into the world’s most powerful banks
Thousands of secret suspicious activity reports offer a never-before-seen picture of corruption and complicity — and how the government lets it flourish.
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Full list of banks that have cut mortgages after Bank of England interest rates update
The Bank of England finally cut its base rate from 5.25% to 5% - the first time there has been a reduction since March 2020 and this is good news for those with a variable mortgage
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Santander customer bemused as bank suggests using branch in another country
He would have to drive for almost two hours to get to the branch
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Europe’s €10 trillion gamble
From Athens to Berlin, governments are coalescing around an idea to turbocharge the economy. If successful, it could be transformative ― but it’s a big if.
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Seven banks share data with UK law enforcement in a crackdown on ’dirty money’
Barclays (BARC.L),NatWest and Lloyds are among seven banks to share customer data with the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the largest project of its kind worldwide to tackle criminal gangs, money laundering and "dirty money" flowing through the country.
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Crowdstrike IT chaos could mean some workers fail to get paid
On Friday morning, the world ground to a halt as an IT glitch caused by cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike lead airline and bank systems to falter, causing widespread chaos
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Santander outrage as customer loses local branch and hits deposit limit
He was unhappy with the bank’s response to his complaint
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Major bank to close 60 more branches for good
Branches across three of the bank’s brands will be closing
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HSBC’s Swiss private banking arm breached money-laundering rules, regulator finds
Finma watchdog says bank failed to carry out adequate checks of two high-risk business relationships
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Barclays suspends sponsorship of festivals including Download and Latitude after boycotts
Following protests from fans and artists, the bank Barclays has pulled its sponsorship from festivals including Download, Latitude and the Isle of Wight festival.
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High street bank with 3.1 million customers hit by glitch causing payments to be taken twice
Customers at a high street bank have been left furious after being charged twice in a tech glitch.
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The always insufficient balance of Nodus Bank
A recently released judicial document recounts the series of misdeeds that two Venezuelans allegedly committed in the administration of that bank in Puerto Rico, which when it collapsed left debts still unpaid for 3,500 savers.
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Santander customers’ private data put up for sale for $2m by hackers
ShinyHunters stole information including bank and credit card numbers, as well as staff HR details
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A (not so) brief ‘criminal’ history of the ECB
From political witch-hunts and nobbling bank mergers to hacking Covid regulations, the ECB’s brushes with the law are varied and plentiful.
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Major outage leaves thousands of customers unable to access banking app
Thousands of NatWest customers have been unable to log into their banking apps this morning after a major outage hit the service.
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Bank of England leaves key interest rate at 5.25 percent
Governor Andrew Bailey opens the door to a first rate cut in June, but warns it’s “not a fait accompli”.
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TSB announces closure of 36 branches and plans to cut hundreds of jobs in full list of closures
Trade union Unite says the decision by the UK high street lender is a "grave mistake" and customers would "undoubtedly suffer a downgrade in service from these job cuts".
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How Italy’s ’Ndrangheta mafia allegedly infiltrated Canadian banks: ’You’re never too busy for your banker’
A faction of the ’Ndrangheta based in Toronto allegedly relied on relationships with staff at two major Canadian banks to facilitate their financial activities.
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High street bank with 2.6m customers set to be sold to rival in £780 million landmark deal
Talks of the potential merger have been ongoing since December 2023
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How did the Bank of England handle four years of unexpected events?
Seven days after Andrew Bailey became governor of the Bank of England in March 2020, Britain’s first covid-19 lockdown began.
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Barclays, NatWest and Lloyds customers issued warning in 388 towns
Labour has warned that many communities have been turned into ’banking deserts’ as branches disappear from high streets without there being any alternatives nearby
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UK's most daring heists include £8million raid of then largest bank burglary
With highly organised digital attackers thought to be taking over from armed robbers, the Mirror looks back at some of the largest heists, including jewel thieves dubbed the Millionaire Moles
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Carer who stole £20,000 from disabled woman she looked after jailed
Petula Hatzer opened up several credit card and catalogue accounts in Alison Hague's name - who she looked after for 17 years - before her crimes were discovered by another carer
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Coventry Building Society savings account pays 6.75%, but only if you're 'loyal'
The account lasts for 12 months and savers can deposit up to £250 each month