Over the course of Black Friday, Nationwide members made 9.92 million transactions – 12 per cent higher than a typical Friday.

By 5pm today, Nationwide members had made 6.66 million transactions – 11 per cent higher than a typical Friday.

• FlexOne Saver pays competitive 5% and is available to 11 to 17-year olds with FlexOne current account
• New savings account allows young customers to save up to £5,000
• Nationwide also increases rate on its off-sale FlexOne Regular Saver account to 5%

• Black Friday spending forecast to be 5% higher than 2022 with Brits expecting to spend average of £261
• Nearly six in 10 will use Black Friday for spreading cost of Christmas or buying essential during cost-of-living crisis
• Nationwide members predicted to spend more than £222K per minute on the day
• But nearly a quarter regret impulse purchases they make on the day
• Live data: Consumer spending data to be available for media on Black Friday

• Nationwide calls for measures to help first-time buyers and savers ahead of Autumn Statement
• Key asks include market-wide review, reintroduction of Help to Buy ISA and increase in Personal Savings Allowance threshold