Will we all adopt NFC payments? How will our privacy concerns hinder the development of electronic money? Do we really trust brands over banks and why should all finance companies be watching Apple?

‘Money can’t buy you happiness’ so the saying goes. And evidence suggests it's true. Research from the University of British Columbia shows that rich and poor people are generally as happy as each other. Where they do differ is in sadness levels; wealthier people are much less sad on a daily basis. What does this mean?

With banks’ reputations still suffering, people don't know where to put their cash. LearnVest plans to shake things up. It’s an online platform that teaches you how to budget, save and invest. Can financial common sense be as “as accessible as gym membership” when going on a money-diet can be as hard as cutting out cake?

At a time when trust in banks and bankers is low, Virgin is offering consumers a fresh vision of high street banking, swapping the traditional line of bank tellers and corporate colour schemes for 'lounge-style' spaces.