Shares in Lloyds Banking Group rose 7.5 per cent, Close Brothers surged 21 per cent and Barclays’ rose 2.2 per cent this morning. It is the first day of trading since the UK’s highest court ruled ...

UBS, which acquired Credit Suisse in a state-backed rescue in 2023, said the new agreement would “resolve all of Credit Suisse’s outstanding consumer relief obligations under the 2017 settlement by ...

The European Central Bank has published the results of its 2025 EU-wide stress test, confirming that banks across the region remain resilient even under a severe hypothetical economic downturn.

“Frankly, if I find an amazing way of spending more money that gives the best returns for shareholders. I’ll do that instead, ...

Financial inclusion, when treated as a design challenge rather than a compliance issue, becomes a competitive advantage. The ...

Former fund manager Neil Woodford is not surprised by the level of activity. He believes UK banks are “absurdly cheap”, with ...

Amid an ever more crowded market that bombards customers with ‘cookie cutter’ rewards, consumers are focused on pursuing ...

Law enforcement authorities in Switzerland and France are investigating HSBC’s Swiss private bank in relation to alleged money laundering.

And the UK Supreme Court has partially overturned a previous judgment on the auto finance scandal, in what has reasonably been described (including by us, here at The Banker) as a win for banks; this ...

Boost has come a long way from its fintech beginnings. It started as a digital payments platform launched by Malaysian ...

Prudential regulation should focus on mitigating risks, regardless of the underlying technology. However, the proposed BCBS ...

Barclays reported attributable profits of £1.7bn in the second quarter, up by a third over the same period a year ago, as it announced a further £1bn share buyback. This brings the UK-headquartered ...