Barclays faced a backlash after announcing plans to close yet more branches across England and Wales amid the shift to online banking.
The bank said it will shut another 14 sites this year – adding to the 55 it has already marked for closure in 2023.
British lenders have now closed nearly 5,500 branches since 2015.
Barclays’s move means customers will need to rely on pop-up sites and ‘banking pods’ if they require in-person support.
Branch closures: Barclays said it will shut another 14 sites this year – adding to the 55 it has already marked for closure in 2023
Banking pods are semi-permanent sites that can be relocated to different areas depending on demand.
Barclays has around ten of them as well as 200 pop-up sites.
‘As visits to branches continue to fall, we need to adapt to provide the best service for all our customers,’ a spokesman said.
‘Where there is no longer enough demand to support a branch, we maintain an in-person presence through our Barclays Local network, live in over 200 locations, based in libraries, judi online24jam deposit pulsa tanpa potongan town halls, mobile vans and our new banking pods.’
Banks and building societies have closed 5,498 branches since January 2015, or around 54 each month, according to data from consumer site Which?
Barclays has reduced its network the most, with around 971 sites having closed over the last nine years.
