UK Finance

146 results about this entity

Period: 02 Jan 2002 - 17 Sep 2024

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Eight UK communities to trial cash promotion schemes

Eight locations across the UK have been chosen to test solutions that will help communities retain free access to cash, as the nation shifts to an increasingly cashless society.

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£38 billion provided to 910,000 UK businesses by lenders through Covid-19 loan schemes

More than 910,000 businesses have now been helped by the banking and finance industry through the government’s coronavirus loan schemes.

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UK Finance: £35 billion loaned to businesses seeking Coronavirus relief

The banking and finance industry has backed over 830,000 UK businesses through the Government’s coronavirus loan schemes.

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More than half of UK payments in 2019 made by card

More than half of all payments in the UK were made by card last year as cash usage fell sharply, industry figures show.

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UK lenders approve almost 1.5 million payment holidays on credit cards and personal loans

Customers facing temporary financial difficulties due to the coronavirus have been granted almost 1.5 million payment holidays by lenders on their credit cards and personal loans, UK Finance reveals today.

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Lenders offer hundreds of thousands of customers payment holidays on credit cards and personal loans

The banking and finance industry has provided financial relief to hundreds of thousands of consumer credit customers whose finances have been impacted by the coronavirus, UK Finance reveals today.

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Scammers left to run riot on social media, Which? finds

Popular social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook have become a breeding ground and safe haven for criminals selling people's personal financial details, according to an investigation by Which? Money.

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Banks join mobile industry to tackle Covid-19 scams

The UK mobile industry, banking and finance sector and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have joined forces in a bid to block the spiralling use of scam text messages exploiting the Covid-19 crisis.

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Banking industry-funded police unit cracks down on Covid-19 text message scams in London

A specialist police unit funded by the banking industry has executed warrants in London and across the country in a crackdown on criminals sending scam text messages and emails exploiting the coronavirus outbreak.

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UK banks dole out £1.1 billion in Coronavirus loans to SMEs

The banking and finance sector has lent over £1.1 billion to SMEs so far through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), UK Finance has revealed today.

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One-in-nine UK mortgage holders taking payment holidays

Over 1.2 million UK mortgage holders have taken advantage of payment holidays offered by lenders, laying bare the economic devastation caused by Covid-19.

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Scam alert: Criminals using Covid-19 smishing text messages to target consumers

UK Finance is warning consumers to be on the lookout for “smishing” text message scams from criminals exploiting the coronavirus outbreak.