04/07/2026
Gender pay gap widens at four of the UK’s biggest retail lenders
Campaigners warn that complex reporting structures may obscure the true scale of the problems as figures reveal women’s bonuses also lag behind those of men
Retail Banking
04/07/2026
The UK’s late payment reform leaves a hidden leverage loophole
Reverse factoring and ‘pay later’ tools allow firms to hide borrowing from lenders and investors
04/01/2026
NatWest to offer embedded finance products to Sainsbury's customers
NatWest and Sainsbury’s will work together to offer tailored financial products designed to support customers’ needs.
04/01/2026
Creditsafe expands into UK consumer credit reporting
Creditsafe sees an opportunity to improve how the market operates by placing higher‑quality data and modern, well‑governed data‑sharing frameworks at the centre of its approach.
03/31/2026
Wise to Open Everyday Banking Accounts in UK in Deposit Push
The London-based money transfer company is launching an account that will hold money and pay out a 3.26% variable interest rate on balances
03/30/2026
Lloyds Banking Group and University of Glasgow announce groundbreaking agentic AI research programme
As the partnership continues, the Group will develop and improve their understanding of how to harness the benefits of agentic AI.
03/30/2026
2026 CaixaBank General Shareholders’ Meeting approves a final dividend of 2,320 million euros and increases total annual dividend to 3,500 million euros
This represents an increase of 15% in the annual gross dividend per share compared with 0.4352 euros gross per share in the previous year.
03/30/2026
Lloyds IT glitch exposed data of nearly 450,000 customers, MPs told
More than 114,000 customers actively clicked on transactions that did not belong to them
03/27/2026
Lloyds supports Trent & Dove with new £88m finance package
The finance package will help Trent & Dove continue its work maintaining high‑quality homes, developing new properties, and supporting neighbourhood projects.
03/26/2026
Monument Bank to launch UK's first tokenised retail deposits programme
The project is being run in partnership with blockchain company Midnight, with Monument planning to tokenise up to £250 million of retail customer deposits in the first phase.
03/25/2026
Clearhaus becomes Denmark's first acquirer to launch payment facilitator solution
They no longer need each merchant to sign up separately with a payment provider – a capability that has not previously been offered by Danish acquirers.
03/23/2026
Metro Bank partners Equals Money for FX Forwards solution
The new service will enable Metro Bank commercial and corporate clients to better manage currency risk, and ensure greater predictability in cash flow and planning.
03/19/2026
ProCredit group ends 2025 with strong loan growth and digital retail banking transformation in full momentum; financial results reflect strategic transition
The year-end result of EUR 83.5 million corresponded to a RoE of 7.8%.
03/19/2026
UK banks keep £100 limit for contactless card payments despite FCA scrapping it
Banking lobby group says lenders are holding off changes as there is no widespread consumer demand for now
03/18/2026
Deutsche Bank says it will profit from battle for Commerzbank
"Whatever the outcome, I think we will benefit," Sewing said.
03/18/2026
J.P. Morgan Payments rolls out virtual B2B card in Europe
European corporates can now access J.P. Morgan Payments’ expertise through its virtual card offerings to optimize their working capital by automating payment creation and reconciliation.
03/17/2026
Vinted Pay obtains FCA EMI licence in the UK
Vinted Pay currently provides wallet services to members across multiple European countries.
03/13/2026
Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland ‘technical glitch’ showing other users’ transactions to customers
It is not thought that users were able to see information such as account numbers or names attached to payments.
03/12/2026
UK businesses adopting AI see strong gains in profitability and productivity
The findings come as investment in AI accelerates, with two thirds (66%) of UK businesses confirming they have invested in AI.
03/12/2026
Banks are structurally disadvantaged in the lending business. How they adapt is a strategic imperative.
It is a durable reorganization of who intermediates capital in the middle market—one that banks and their technology partners must address with urgency and clarity.