Current account and a coffee? It’s the bank with a barista

Many banks are closing high street branches, but Lloyds is launching a whole new conceptIt looks like a US tech giant’s office, complete with its own coffee shop, chic “breakout pods”, the latest biometric technology and an events programme. But it’s actually a new Lloyds Bank branch in Manchester. Welcome to the new world of the bank super branch.At a time when many high street banks are axing branches at an alarming rate, Lloyds this week opened the doors on its most ex