US bank Wells Fargo fires employees for ‘simulating’ being at their keyboards Workers were sacked after review found they were ‘creating impression of active work’, says filing
Co-op Bank customers voice anger as business payments taken twice Some users say they were forced into overdrafts because past transactions were repeated
World’s top banks ‘greenwashing their role in destruction of the Amazon’ Institutions alleged to have given billions of dollars to oil and gas companies involved in projects that are harming the rainforests
Labour election victory would be ‘net positive’ for markets, says JP Morgan Win would benefit banks, builders and supermarkets, say analysts, showing appeal of ‘centrist platform’ for City
European Central Bank expected to cut interest rates for first time in five years A 0.25 percentage point cut to main lending rate is forecast amid growth in Germany, Italy and Spain
New lifeline for bank customers as ‘super-ATMs’ go on trial in England Residents in areas without branches can withdraw and deposit cash with various high street banks using one machine
UK bank Standard Chartered accused of helping to fund Iran and terrorists Lender denies whistleblowers’ claim transactions worth $100bn were carried out in breach of sanctions
Book festival activists are making absurd demands over Baillie Gifford Insistence on investment purity misses the point and will only lead to a decline in arts sponsorship
European and Canadian central banks expected to cut interest rates this week New lower rates of 3.75% and 4.75% respectively are likely to be introduced this week after drops in inflation
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
‘Fleecing the man off the street’: Car dealers investigated over high interest rates The FCA is considering opening a compensation scheme for customers after an influx of complaints
Metro Bank ignored my report of attempted scam Although fraudsters gave one of its account numbers, it was totally uninterested as I was not its customer
Goldman Sachs pay pot for bankers surges by more than 20% First-quarter earnings show £580m pool, reflecting increase in share price as bonus cap scrapped in UK
Co-op bank brand may disappear within years in Coventry Building Society deal New owner leaves door open to dropping ethical bank’s name after £780m agreement that will create lender with 5m customers
Citigroup fined over ‘fat finger’ error that led to £1.1bn of mistaken orders UK regulators fine bank £61.6m over 2022 trader blunder that prompted flash crash in European stocks