Travelex to cut 1,300 UK roles despite striking rescue deal

Administrator PwC said late on Thursday (6 August) a December 2019 cyber attack on the business, followed by the Covid-19 pandemic, had "acutely impacted" the forex firm.

While a restructuring deal and pre-pack administration will allow the business to preserve 1,800 UK roles, 1,309 UK employees have been made redundant with immediate effect.

The deal will see certain parts of Travelex’s operation sold to a newly-created business, Travelex Acquisitionco Limited, controlled by the firm’s creditors.

In the UK, PwC said this would largely comprise Travelex’s the UK wholesale and outsourcing businesses that service major corporate and supermarket customers, in addition to Travelex’s non-airport ATM estate.

However, PwC confirmed many of Travelex’s airport and high street branches have not been sold "as the majority of the UK retail business is no longer trading".