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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Anna Wise

Current account switches ramp up with one bank ‘head and shoulders’ above rest

The number of current account switches has topped a million for the third year in a row after a surge in people hunting down new deals towards the end of 2025.

Nationwide Building Society hauled 41,450 customers between July and September, with people drawn to its £175 switching offer and yearly payments as part of its profit-sharing scheme.

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