AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoBanking shake-up: Monzo, with 16m customers, is in “serious” talks to be sold to Nubank in a deal potentially worth up to £10bn, or it could pursue a new funding round—either way, customers could see changes to accounts and features. Energy help: British Gas Energy Trust’s Energy Support Grant opens 1 October, offering up to £1,700 for eligible households in debt (including customers of OVO, EDF, Octopus and others, via their supplier’s support fund first). Household costs: Nationwide is offering a £75 M&S or Amazon gift card when customers arrange life insurance online with L&G. Consumer finance tech: UK banks including Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Monzo, Nationwide, NatWest and Santander have completed the first live tokenised sterling deposit payments on shared infrastructure. Car affordability rules: EU “Made in Europe” rules could force 70% sourcing from the bloc, raising costs for UK drivers. Retail & deals: Argos cuts the LEGO Icons Lord of the Rings Sauron Helmet from £65 to £50 (and lower via cashback sign-ups). Local services: Transport for Wales pauses new class 398 tram-trains due to software “teething issues,” delaying full rollout. Food & community: An Essex chippy, The Hook of Halstead, makes the National Fish & Chip Awards longlist.
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