A foreign currency exchange service with a twist – it doesn’t exchange any money
Finance start-ups like Transferwise, Stripe and Robinhood are exploiting the public’s dissatisfaction with traditional banks
George Osborne on offensive over tax abuse but admits deficit target missed
Chancellor highlights plans to clamp down on tax loopholes used by tech firms and will vow to rein in debt faster than Labour
Cyber Monday – where to get the best deals
Stores and websites offer huge discounts on the busiest online shopping day of the year. Here are some of the best deals and how to get them
UK set to be first country in which more than half of ad spend goes digital
More than 50% of £15.7bn advertiser spend will go on digital and online media in 2015 beating print, cinema, buses, billboards, TV and radio combined
Square’s global launch needs to tighten up fast, or it’s going nowhere
Jack Dorsey’s payment startup has launched globally – but the incomplete rollout gives competitors space to breath
Who gets the best return on stock-market investments? Not finance professionals
Is financial expertise overrated? A new study from the ‘Yelp of investing’ shows that finance professionals make less money in the stock markets than people in other industries – perhaps because banking experts know it pays to be wary
Flatmating – speed dating with a key thrown in as people hunt for rooms
Pressure of ‘crazy’ rental market gives rise to lettings events, with hosts saying 10 renters chase each London room
Young Brits in Silicon Valley: how to make it big
It’s an economy on warp speed, a place where you can go from nobody to millionaire in weeks. So what does it take to make it in Silicon Valley? Oliver Burkeman meets the young Brits going for broke
Which home from the big screen would you choose to live in?
Open thread: The Godfather mansion on New York’s Staten Island is up for sale. Tell us the movie home you dream of owning
Theresa May and her worrying enthusiasm for so-called ‘not-spots’
David Mitchell: The home secretary’s argument that not being able to get a phone signal is in the interests of national security is truly disturbing
Sajid Javid brushes aside Theresa May’s fears over ending mobile black spots
Culture secretary says he could force firms to end ‘not-spots’ despite concerns it could make it harder to track terrorists
Lloyds Banking Group to axe 9,000 jobs and 200 branches
Union anger at plan to shed staff and shut down 6% of branches to save £1bn amid CEO’s bid to start ‘digitisation’ of business
From ancient castles to mega-yachts: what history teaches us about the super-rich
Our fascination and frustration with this era’s wealthy 1% is nothing new. They have always been with us. How do they think, operate and make their money? By John Kampfner
10 things you need to know about e-finance
From paying with your mobile number to calculating what you earn and how your spare change can be invested. All this and more is out there
How Apple’s Cork HQ became the centre of a bitter global war over corporate tax avoidance
The Californian corporation is Cork's largest private employer, but has not won over all local hearts and minds. Now the city is at the heart of a fight over taxation that involves not just Ireland but also the European commission and the US senate