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Budget‑friendly and more thoughtful: the rise of ‘micro gifting’ this Christmas
Brits are ditching big-ticket items this Christmas in favour of ‘micro gifting’, with new research revealing 22% don’t intend to buy anyone a singular, pricey item, opting instead to give loved ones lots of smaller gifts.
17 December 2025
Tech tops autumn spending surge: sales up 21% year on year
Tech and electrical goods were the go-to choice for shoppers this autumn, as new spend data* from Virgin Money shows sales rose by more than a fifth (21%) compared to last year.
12 December 2025
Farming – What Will the Next 5 Years Bring?
Brian Richardson, Virgin Money UK Head of Agriculture
1 December 2025
Building Growth Through Agri-Tourism
The Whiteford Family of Castlecraig Farm, near Tain in Ross-shire, discuss their agri-tourism journey.
18 November 2025
Nearly half of Brits risk being caught out by scams – here are Virgin Money’s top tips to stay safe this Black Friday
Virgin Money has shared the top things people should do – and avoid doing – to prevent them from being caught out by fraudsters, after new research reveals that 47% of people have almost been caught out by a scam and 39% have been targeted by a phishing scam.
24 November 2025
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Is Coming - Are You Ready? Virgin Money Offers Free Tools to Help
Research commissioned by Virgin Money to raise awareness of the new government Making Tax Digital initiative reveals the typical self-employed worker spends 17 hours a month on business admin - time that could be used to earn an extra £3,000 a year.
31 October 2025
From takeaways to travel: data highlights a 16% jump in lifestyle spending this summer
Lifestyle spending by UK consumers grew by 16% this summer compared with 2024, driven by increased spending on eating out and takeaways, clothing and travel according to new findings released by Virgin Money.
30 September 2025
Virgin Money rolls out ‘Speak Easy’ branch tool to help customers with communication difficulties
Virgin Money is rolling out sets of custom-made cards across all of its 91 branches to help people with communication difficulties when they are dealing with branch colleagues.
16 September 2025
Budding business minds: Glasgow pupils impress in entrepreneurial challenge
As the new school term gets underway across Scotland, business savvy pupils from Burgh Primary School in Rutherglen, Glasgow are celebrating the success of their entrepreneurial skills, developed through Virgin Money’s Make £5 Grow initiative.
11 September 2025
New research reveals Brits offer tradespeople an average of three cups of tea a day
A poll of 2,000 adults* who have used a tradesperson revealed 61 per cent "always" offer a drink, while 18 per cent are more selective.
12 August 2025
Octopus Money to expand direct investment platform with purchase of Virgin Money’s investment business, subject to FCA approval
Octopus Money today announced that it has agreed to purchase Virgin Money’s investment business, subject to FCA approval – a move that will significantly accelerate its growth in the direct-to-customer (D2C) wealth market.
5 August 2025