AI threatens 27,000 banking jobs

The UK banking sector faces significant job losses as banks invest heavily in artificial intelligence (AI). A report from Juniper Research and Zopa Bank indicates that 27,000 roles, or 10% of the workforce, are at risk by 2030. The industry plans to invest £1.8 billion in generative AI, aiming for productivity gains primarily in back…

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Nearly 5,000 fake FCA scams reported in first six months of 2025

28th August 2025 Consumer Lending | #fraud

Consumers are being warned of fraudsters impersonating the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as the regulator revealed it has received almost 5,000 fake FCA scam reports in the first half of 2025. Scammers aim to steal money by getting people to hand over funds or sensitive information, such as bank account PINs and passwords. There have…

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Consumers save £400 a year by cancelling subscriptions but still losing money to direct debit trap

New research from HSBC has revealed that while consumers are actively cutting back on subscription services, many are still losing money to ‘invisible spending’ – particularly through automatic payments they forget to cancel. The survey of 2,000 UK adults, released as part of HSBC Invisible Spending campaign, found that people are saving an average of…

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Computershare Loan Services donate £40,000 to youth homeless charity

28th August 2025 Company News |

Computershare Loan Services and The Deposit Protection (The DPS) Charity Fund has donated £40,000 to help support homeless young people in the UK. This is the fifth annual donation in a row to national homeless charity Depaul UK, bringing the total value of donations since 2020 to £200,000.  The charity said the donations help it to deliver…

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