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FCA is introducing new rules to protect access to cash  Banks and building societies will have to assess gaps in local access to cash  Some 3m people rely on cash FCA says  By Helen Kirrane Updated: 02:49 EDT, 24 July 2024 New rules for banks and building societies to protect …

Nationwide could announce another loyalty bonus this week   Members had to have current account and at least £100 in savings or £100 left on a mortgage to get a bonus last year Who could be set to miss out again this year?   By Helen Kirrane Updated: 06:13 EDT, 20 May 2024 …

The Royal Mint has begun the countdown to the 50th anniversary of ‘D-day’. Not the World War II beach landing, that was in 1944, but ‘decimalisation day’. On 15 February 1971, UK coinage was reorganised into the way we know today, with the old system of 12 pence in a …

Thousands of people now depend on others to do their shopping, withdraw cash and pay bills on their behalf because of the pandemic. But this has put them at a greater risk of fraud. Last year, there were 29,180 concerns raised over financial abuse, according to NHS records. And if …

Send loved ones a Christmas present to spend: Our top tips on how to give cash smartly and safely  With fewer people visiting shops money is set to prove a popular Christmas gift  Here we explain how you can send money securely this Christmas  Some banks allow mobile customers to …

Banks offering to deliver cash to homes of vulnerable customers unable to go outside because of lockdown By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:54, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 21:54, 21 November 2020 A number of banks are offering to deliver cash to the homes of vulnerable customers …

There was a sharp rise in people taking out money from cash machines in the days before England’s second lockdown but withdrawals have slumped since last Thursday, as footfall collapsed after the country was again told to stay at home. The amount of cash withdrawn between Friday and Sunday last …

This year will see the Olympics head to Tokyo and with it, a new coin from the Royal Mint.    It has unveiled several new coin designs which will appear throughout 2020, with the most notable one commemorating Team GB. However, in order to get access to obtain the coin – which …

On a recent trip to the US, we used plenty of cash for transactions. I noticed that some of the quarters were different designs to the usual one you see with the Eagle. I pocketed the quarters which appeared unusual and have arrived back in Britain with seven of them, …

It was voted as Britain’s greatest sporting moment of all time. Seven years ago, British trio Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah all struck gold within 44 minutes of each other, our best ever athletics session at an Olympic event. Team GB’s women’s track cyclists, female double sculls and …