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HSBC hit by outage as users complain of being unable to log on

It follows recent outages at other major banks in recent weeks.

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025

MPs quiz bank bosses over scale of IT failures after Barclays outage

The Treasury Committee, a cross-party group formed of 11 members, wrote to banks including Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and Nationwide on Monday.

Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025

Will the bonus bubbly still flow as reality bites for British banks?

Job losses, shakeups and the motor finance commission scandal will cast a shadow over lenders when they start reporting results this week

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025

Over 1.1m people used current account switch service in 2024 - one big winner isn’t even a bank

Nationwide have proven a popular destination on the back of their switch offers

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025

1.2m current accounts moved using switching service in 2024

It marked the second year in a row that current account switches have topped one million, the Current Account Switch Service said.

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025

Rachel Reeves’s plan for Heathrow to ‘turbocharge’ economy struggles to take off

Chancellor’s optimistic economic growth vision hit in the short term as Tesco and Lloyds announce hundreds of job losses and she admits fixing the economy is ‘not an easy job’

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025

More than a dozen Bank of Scotland branches set to close – see full list

MORE than a dozen Bank of Scotland branches are set to close across the country as Lloyds Banking Group accelerates its plans to cut costs by moving…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 29, 2025

Lloyds Banking Group: Full list of where branches will close

The company said it will shut 136 branches across Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland by March next year.

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025

UK’s bank branch network has been cut to the bone, say consumer campaigners

Cash access network Link has confirmed its 200th banking hub on the same day that Lloyds Banking Group has unveiled plans for branch closures.

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

Lloyds Banking Group to shut another 136 UK high street branches

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches to close as group accelerates shift to digital and mobile banking

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025