LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC said on Tuesday it will close 69 branches in Britain, as lenders further cut back their in-person services as more people take up online banking.
LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC said on Tuesday it will close 69 branches in Britain, as lenders further cut back their in-person services as more people take up online banking.
“The way people bank is changing – something the pandemic has accelerated,” said Jackie Uhi, head of HSBC’s UK branch network, in a statement.
(Reporting by Iain Withers; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
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