Banking

Man U fans urged not to score a currency own goal

As thousands of Manchester United fans prepare to descend on Rome for the Champions League final, leading travel money provider M&S Money is offering supporters tips on how to make the most of their money in the Italian capital.

Darling must come clean on bank stress test results

The Motley Fool - Fool.co.uk - is calling on the Treasury, the Financial Services Authority and the Chancellor to release the stress-test results on Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group.

Better news for holidaymakers as sterling holds its ground

Holidaymakers heading to the US who timed their currency exchange right last month will have been delighted with an exchange rate of over 1.50 for the first time since January, according to the HiFX Global Currency Moves Report for April.

Brits set to pay out millions in unnecessary foreign exchange fees

Britons holidaying abroad this summer are on course to pay out more than £73 million pounds in unnecessary foreign exchange fees, new research by Abbey Credit Cards has revealed.

Nationwide launches Issue 12 Sterling Lifetime Guarantee account

Nationwide International, the offshore subsidiary of Nationwide Building Society, has announced details of its latest issue of the Sterling Lifetime Guarantee account.

Alliance & Leicester £100 switching offer ends soon

Current account customers are being urged to go online within the next 7 days and take advantage of Alliance & Leicester's £100 incentive by switching to its Premier Current Account or Premier 50 Current Account before the offer ends on 28 May 2009.

Barclays improves mobile banking services

With a growing trend of people using mobile phones to access banking, Barclays.mobi unveils a revamped site making banking simpler and more intuitive.

BBA LIBOR: The world's most important number now tweets daily

The benchmark for an estimated $350 trillion worth of financial contracts worldwide is now using the online messaging service Twitter to provide daily updates to borrowers.

Credit card, overdraft or unsecured loan?

There are three mainstream ways of unsecured borrowing from banks and building societies: credit cards, overdrafts and unsecured loans and there is a wide variation in the interest rates charged.

Tesco travel money tips

Tesco Travel Money is also offering consumers tips on how to keep on top of their holiday spending:

Sterling hits a 5 month high against dollar

As Sterling advanced to a five month high against the Dollar this morning (GBP/USD 1.5533) currency strategist, Marc Cogliatti from HiFX explains the implications: "The news of a stronger Pound will help ease some of the tensions felt by UK importers, however we would suggest that all companies should be wary of getting too carried away.