The banks that grow trees as well as your savings: NS&I to launch new ‘green’ account this summer Oxbury Bank’s Forest Saver account funds woodland creation projects Gatehouse Bank has launched a range of Green Saver fixed-rate bonds and Isas Triodos Bank lends your money to environmental, cultural and social projects By Sylvia Morris For The … Read more
Shops may be open and high streets busier, but half of Britain’s biggest banks are still only opening their branches for as little as four hours a day. Business and personal banking customers have reported queues around the corner as they cram trips to the bank into shorter periods of time. But despite the country’s … Read more
Interactive Investor launching Personal Finance Teacher of the Year Awards to recognise those who are finding best ways to teach children about money By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 24 April 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 24 April 2021 The annual search to find the country’s best personal finance teachers … Read more
NOT all news on access to cash falls into the ‘bad news’ category. Six days ago, there was a victory when a proposed amendment to a Bill passing through Parliament was accepted by the Government – paving the way for retailers to offer customers cashback without the need for them to buy anything in the … Read more
Has the pandemic turned us into savers for good? 40% now plan to save more than before Covid but we’re giving up on keeping cash in bank accounts… 39% plan to save bigger chunk of income than they did before the pandemic That proportion rises to 55% of 25-34 year olds and 47% of 18-24 year olds … Read more
If the next few months go according to plan, the saviours of access to cash in Scotland could end up being a postmistress from Birmingham and a community campaigner from North West London. Jan Culverwell and John Bachtler are two key players in a six-month long pilot in the town of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, trialling … Read more
More misery for embattled savers with fewer accounts on offer and rates at an all-time low By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 20 April 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 20 April 2021 Savers ave the choice of just 1,340 accounts while average rates have fallen yet again over the past year … Read more
Cash savings websites paying four times the best rates on offer from banks and building societies By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 20 April 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 20 April 2021 Cash savings websites offer exclusive deals that pay four times the best rates on offer with banks and building … Read more
Three in four Britons don’t trust online banking as threat from scams escalates 76% said they ‘lack trust towards using their banking services online’ 81% say that ‘trust is the most important factor in their purchasing journey’ It comes as banks continue to close branches By Toby Walne for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:21 … Read more
Has the tax-free tussle begun? Kent Reliance launches best buy 0.45% cash Isa just 48 hours after Marcus opened its doors to all savers ‘Isa season’ had previously been a bit of a damp squib with few new top rates However the last week has offered some positive news for savers Paragon Bank launched a … Read more