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The number of current account customers switching banks is on the up, despite the fact that of the UK's 68 million current accounts, fewer than 1% were switched during the opening six months of 2016.

Halifax has cut the interest rate of its Help to Buy ISA from 4% to 2.5% for new customers – but if you already have one, you can breathe a sigh of relief as existing customers won't be affected by the change.

More than a million current accounts were switched to a new bank in 2015, according to new figures published today. But with total switches down 11% compared with 2014, the message is: if you're not gaining from your bank account, switch now.

Many major providers have announced how much their Help to Buy ISAs will pay in light of their launch tomorrow, with one offering 4% interest.

Fourteen banks and building societies have now signed up to offer Help to Buy ISAs ahead of the scheme's launch next month, the Chancellor has announced.

Nationwide debit and credit card customers can now earn between 1% and 35% cashback both in-store and online at selected retailers, bars, restaurants, travel, and accommodation websites.

If you bank with Barclays and pay to get insurance 'extras' – for example via its Barclays Additions account – you should urgently check if you've activated these; otherwise you won't be covered if something goes wrong.

Lloyds Bank is yet again the worst of the major banks and building societies for wrongly rejecting both payment protection insurance (PPI) and other banking complaints, new figures from the Financial Ombudsman Service show.

Users of certain Apple devices will soon be able to pay for goods at some UK retailers including Boots and Starbucks and for travel on Transport for London simply by touching their handset or watch to a contactless reader.