High street banking giant Santander is looking ‘to quit Britain over excessive red tape’ – a decision which would hit millions of customers and tens of thousands of staff. According to reports, the Spanish financial company is thinking about leaving the UK as it evaluates its upcoming commercial dealings. According to the Financial Times, it isContinue reading “High Street Bank To Leave Britain Over Red Tape”
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British Banks’ Privacy Policies Provide Them With The Ability To Monitor Customers’ Social Media Activities
The UK’s largest banks were compared to ‘communist China’ after it emerged their privacy policies permit them to monitor customers’ social media. The four biggest high street lenders, NatWest, Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC and Barclays have all declined to deny that they keep track of users’ activity. The disclosure came days after leading Brexiteer NigelContinue reading “British Banks’ Privacy Policies Provide Them With The Ability To Monitor Customers’ Social Media Activities”
British Banks Are Disappearing From The High Street
Another 40 bank branches are to be lost from the UK’s high street, as Lloyds and Halifax announce more closures. Lloyds Banking Group, which owns both high street banks, is to close 18 Halifax sites and 22 Lloyds branches, all but one of which are in England, between April and June this year. The groupContinue reading “British Banks Are Disappearing From The High Street”
After Telling Santander Staff He Was A G4S Guard, Clever ‘Bank Robber’ Walks Out With £150,000 In Cases
A thief posed as a G4S security guard to fool bank staff into giving over money boxes with £150,000 inside. The criminal walked into a Santander’s Brixton branch in a uniform kitted out with both helmet and visor, although sources claimed it wasn’t even a G4S uniform. The man reportedly showed a fake ID andContinue reading “After Telling Santander Staff He Was A G4S Guard, Clever ‘Bank Robber’ Walks Out With £150,000 In Cases”
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