Germany's Deutsche Bank will further trim its network of 400 branches, resulting in the shuttering of around 50 of its smaller outlets, it said on Wednesday.

A growing number of "banking hubs" are being set up across the country in response to branch and cash machine closures in recent years. The hubs offer basic banking services and access to cash and are shared by a number of high street banks,

Once cash access and ATM network Link has recommended a new banking hub or deposit service, in the majority of cases these will be delivered by a bank-owned company called Cash Ac

Some 15 new Banking Hubs are being rolled out across the UK as part of new rules to support access to cash amid the recent wave of bank branch closures. Various banks, including Lloyds, Barclays and NatWest,