Banks in UK

Barclays	HSBC	HBOS	Royal Bank of Scotland	Lloyds TSB	Standard Chartered

• Bank of England – The central bank of the United Kingdom. The Bank was established in 1694, nationalised in 1946, and gained independence in 1997.
• Bank of Scotland – A commercial bank based in Edinburgh. In 2001, it merged with the Halifax to form HBOS. Since 2009, the Bank of Scotland has formed a key part of the Lloyds Banking Group, following the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB Group.
• Barclays – A global financial services group with an extensive presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. It operates in 50 countries and serves over 50 million clients worldwide..
• Bristol & West – A division of Bank of Ireland. It is a former commercial bank in the United Kingdom. The bank's main business was mortgage lending, although in 2009 its business was transferred to Bank of Ireland and the company became a shell company.
• Citibank UK
• Egg Banking – Egg was established in 1998 and is the leading UK internet bank. Egg is now part of Citigroup.
• Halifax is a trading name of HBOS, itself a subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group. In the United Kingdom, the Halifax is used as brand for Bank of Scotland branches in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and for savings and mortgages in Scotland.
• HBOS
• HSBC Holdings – One of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world with offices in 88 countries. The Bank serves over 95 million customers worldwide.
• Lloyds Banking Group – The Group is the UK’s largest retail bank, formed through the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB Group in January 2009.
• NatWest (National Westminster Bank) – A member of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. NatWest was founded in 1968 by the merger of National Provincial Bank and Westminster Bank. Traditionally considered one of the Big Four clearing banks, NatWest has a network of over 1,600 branches in UK. In Northern Ireland, it operates through its Ulster Bank subsidiary.
• Royal Bank of Scotland – RBS is one of the largest banking groups in the world. The Group has over 40 million customers worldwide, over half of which (25 million) are in the UK. It owns more than 40 well known consumer brands including RBS, NatWest, Direct Line, Churchill, Coutts, Ulster Bank and Citizens.
• Scotiabank UK – Scotiabank is proud to maintain a strong presence in the United Kingdom. Scotiabank, the most international of Canadian Banks, provides a complete range of banking services around the globe through over 1700 branches and offices in over 50 countries. Scotiabank Europe plc offers a broad range of Corporate and Investment Banking and Trade Finance services. In addition, the Bank offers precious metals products and services through ScotiaMocatta, a global leader in precious metals trading and finance, with roots dating back to 1671.
• Smile (smile.co.uk) – A British internet bank and part of The Co-operative Bank (the UK's largest consumer co-operative). It was UK's first full internet bank in 1999.
• Standard Chartered Bank –  The world's leading emerging markets bank with a strong presence in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. It employs over 73,000 people in over 1,700 offices in 70 countries.
• Standard Life – A leading long term savings and investments company. Standard Life’s business includes one of the largest life and pensions businesses in the UK with over 4.5 million customers, Standard Life Investments and Standard Life Healthcare (a private medical insurance company).

See also: Arab Banks in London