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Useful information about switching and current accounts.
Birmingham retains its position as the UK's current account switching capital
Birmingham is the UK's switching hotspot with 7,748 switches between April and June 2026 Newcastle upon Tyne (6,097) and Manchester (6,020) complete the UK's top three switching cities More than...
01 October 2026
Is your bank account still keeping pace with your life?
John Dentry, Product Manager at Pay.UK Going to university, moving into your first home, or switching jobs, can all reshape what we need from our finances. Yet for many people, the first bank account ...
02 July 2026
Birmingham takes top spot in Current Account Switch Service’s Regional Rankings
Birmingham topped the rankings with 8,179 switches in the first three months of 2026 Londoners switched more than 23,500 times during the quarter, making up 7.4% of all switches People aged 25-4...
23 June 2026
Switching data
Useful data about switching current accounts.
Current Account Switch Service records highest quarter of switching since 2023
Full details are available in the latest edition of the Current Account Switch Service Dashboard (no.52), downloadable here
05 November 2026
Current Account Switch Service reports 39% year-on-year rise in H1 switching
Full details are available in the latest edition of the Current Account Switch Service Dashboard (no.51), downloadable here
30 July 2026
Current Account Switch Service reports 319,529 switches in Q1 2026
Full details are available in the latest edition of the Current Account Switch Service Dashboard (no.50), downloadable here
30 April 2026
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