All articles by Ellie Chambers
Ellie Chambers
Less than half of UK’s smallest SMEs happy with their business banking
Less than half of UK micro-enterprises are happy with their business banking, according to new research by IT specialist Comarch.
Hedge fund creditor sells stake in UK’s Co-op Bank
A hedge fund that was heavily involved in plans to take control of Co-op Bank from the Co-op Group has withdrawn from the ailing lender.
Wizards of Oz: The big four banks battle it out for digital innovation in Australia
The banking industry in Australia is dominated by four banks; Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), National Bank of Australia (NAB), Australia and New Zealand Bank (ANZ), and Westpac. Ellie Chambers talks to the Aussie banks about their digital strategy and how they plan on staying ahead of the game
BoE pulls plug on cheap state loans to banks to avoid housing crash
The Bank of England has announced that it will pull the plug on the Funding for Lending scheme in January 2014.
RBS may be investigated by fraud watchdog
Royal Bank of Scotland may face a criminal investigation into whether it forced small companies to the wall in order to strip them of assets.
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Two thirds of community bankers predict M&A within a year – KPMG
Nearly two thirds of US community banking executives think their banks will be involved in a merger or acquisition within a year, according to KPMG.
Lending at RBS was “like an A&E ward being used as an organ harvesting operation”
The Royal Bank of Scotland is facing accusations that it drove small businesses into the ground in order to strip their assets.
Barclays to cut 244 jobs with closure of PPI claim centre
Barclays is to cut 244 jobs in March when it closes its PPI claim-handling centre in Glasgow.
YBS Group undercuts UK Government’s Help to Buy scheme with new mortgage range
Yorkshire Building Society Group has launched a range of 95% mortgages, with some of them costing less than mortgages under the Help to Buy scheme.
Barclays outage provokes Twitterstorm
Barclays customers were left unable to access their accounts when the bank’s digital channels crashed on the afternoon of 18 November.