All three banks now allow customers who use their mobile apps to pay money into their accounts this way. Once a customer logs in to their mobile app they must look for the option in to ‘pay in cheques’.
Your bank cannot hold you responsible for unauthorised transactions just because you have shared your credentials with regulated providers under open banking.
Jackie Martel, right, and Gillian Woolnough, left, from the picturesque East Sussex market town of Wadhurst, will see their community of around 5,000 people will lose their last Natwest branch.
In a major overhaul of its current accounts, Lloyds will be getting rid of all fees for unauthorised overdrafts from November. The changes also apply at Halifax and Bank of Scotland. It comes after years of campaigning for a crackdown on banks that use crippling overdraft fees to fill their coffers.
Eleven years after we launched our Fair Play on Charges campaign, highlighting the iniquities of overdraft fees, the most outrageous rip-off of them all is finally coming to an end.
Which banks actually offer the most useful and straightforward apps and can you really trust them to be safe? We find out.
Nationwide and RBS have revealed plans to cap unauthorised overdraft fees, hot on the heels of Lloyds' move this morning to scrap the charges altogether.
A new era of banking will be ushered in from January next year – and security experts say it could put people at greater risk of scams and identity theft.
Concerns among the over-55s about falling returns is at its highest level for nearly three years, the Real Retirement Report from Aviva reveals. Their monthly interest could drop to new lows as fixed-rate accounts, taken out when rates were higher, come to an end.
With interest rates low and likely to stay low, we need to rethink the effect of compounding, and the relationship between ‘saving’ and ‘investment’, says Peter Westaway of Vanguard Europe.
Natwest and RBS are scrapping monthly paper statements for hundreds of thousands of current account customers.
The letters are signed by a 'Lloyds customer relationship manager' called Jamie Smith and look almost identical to authentic letters from the bank.
With new easier current account switching rules coming into force last month, many more customers may now be inclined to switch bank. But there are always going to be winners and losers amongst the banks and building societies. Specialist research firm TNS has today released the findings from its current account switching index and has crowned Santander and Nationwide as the real winners in the last 12 months.
Action to take British banking into a new era is officially underway - but early signs are that it won't go without a hitch. Laura Shannon (pictured) moved her account.
How hard does your bank account work for you? Here's our pick of the best accounts to make your money work harder, cut down on fees, or get free stuff.
Millions of Lloyds customers with basic bank accounts risk being hit by fees and penalty charges they shouldn't have to pay, a new government report suggests.
We have long campaigned for bank branches to remain a key component of this country’s high streets ever since Barclays decided to shut 172 branches in one day in April 2000.
M&S Bank will reduce the monthly fee on its Premium Current Accounts for new and existing customers, just as the seven day switching rules come into force. The bank, which is operating under a joint venture from Marks and Spencer and HSBC, is trimming the monthly fee on its Premium Current Account by a third from £15 to £10 on Monday.
The High Street giant, which has 12m current account customers, was rated worst of 70 UK banks and building societies in an analysis by Move Your Money.
One of the most important steps in preparing for university is finding a good current account. Check out which bank offers the best overdraft and see if you can get any free sign-up perks.
Savings rates are at an all-time low, so it's worth looking at alternative ways to make your money work harder. An interest-paying current account could do the trick.
At last, new rules are coming into play that simplify and speed up the process of switching between current accounts. Nicola Levett (pictured) was happy moving.
Do you have a big current account balance? These accounts could help you to make your money work even harder for you.
What is straying into the red costing you? As a third of Britons rely on their overdrafts at some point, could switching save you money from high interest and arrangement fees?
An offshore account may sound like something out of a James Bond movie, but in reality it can be a must-have if you are living, working or buying a property abroad.
First Direct has given its sign up incentive a boost. New customers can get their hands on £125 when opening a First Account, and a further £100 if they are unhappy and want to leave.
