Bank account

Barclays has launched a new feature on its mobile app that will enable its customers to view their current accounts with seven other banks all in one place.

Debit and credit card users must ensure their bank or lender has their up-to-date contact details as new rules take force today that see card providers forced to check if it's really you making transactions. If your card firm can't reach you, your payment could be declined. Here's what you need to know.

Tesco Bank is closing its current account arm and users have until 11.59pm on Monday 15 November to start the switching process and benefit from cash bonuses of up to £130 offered by other providers. The bank will close all of its remaining current accounts on 29 November. 

American bank JP Morgan Chase has this week announced the launch of a brand new current account in the UK. It offers customers 1% cashback on most spending for a year, 5% interest on savings made when you round-up purchases, and fee-free debit card use abroad. But most can only get it from November and you could earn up to £130 switching bank account NOW, so is Chase's account worth it? 

Some students heading off to university over the next few months have been wrongly offered HSBC's standard current account instead of the student bank account they'd applied for. But HSBC says it will switch those affected to its student account. Here's what's happened and what it means for you. 

As many feel moved by Team GB's recent Olympic success, we hope to inspire you to overcome your financial hurdles and achieve a knockout MoneySaving victory by celebrating 15 of our users' best successes of 2021. Some require you to go the extra mile (for a big reward), others are swimmingly easy. On your marks, get set, go...

Debit and credit card users need to ensure their bank or lender has their up-to-date contact details as providers begin to roll out new measures to double-check it's really you making the transaction. If your card firm can't reach you, your payment could be declined - here's what you need to know.

Virgin Money has launched an unusual bank-switching incentive, offering new customers who switch to its current account a free case of 15 bottles of wine from Virgin Wines – but how does it compare?

App-based bank Monzo has launched a packaged account – 'Monzo Premium' – with a £15 monthly fee. It offers new features including travel and mobile phone insurance and a metal card – but is it worth it?

Millions are now being told when making a bank transfer online or by phone if the name of the person they think they're paying doesn't match the actual name on the account. The new 'Confirmation of Payee' scheme is designed to combat scammers and guard against customer errors – and while not all banks have the system in place, if yours has, you'll likely see it next time you set up a new payee.