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  • NS&I under fire for ‘short-changing’ bereavers

    Banking

    The UK’s state-owned savings giant is facing mounting backlash over its handling bereaved families’ savings. National Savings and Investments (NS&I) – formerly called the Post Office Savings Bank – has faced criticism for leaving families of deceased savers forced to call in lawyers to claw back their rightful cash. The Treasury-backed vehicle, which holds around £250bn [...]

    The Treasury is seeking to rollout its support scheme as early as February
  • Revolut profit booms after poaching record customers from high street banks

    Fintech

    Revolut revealed a major boom in its bottom line on Tuesday morning after the fintech giant poached a record amount of customers from its high street rivals. The $75bn digital banking titan posted a 57 per cent surge in group-wide profit to £1.7bn. It came as retail customers expanded by a record 16m as the [...]

    Nikolay Storonsky discussing business strategy at a press conference, emphasizing innovation and growth in the financial s...
  • Revolut poised to hit Natwest and Lloyds in deposit war

    Banking

    Revolut’s long-awaited UK banking licence approval is set to trigger a “deposit war” that could hand a major blow to incumbent giants Natwest and Lloyds. The $75bn fintech juggernaut finally bagged its full-fat UK banking permit earlier this month after a four-year tussle with regulators. Analysts are expecting the move to send ripples across the [...]

    Sleek modern design of Revoluts new office space featuring open workstations and collaborative meeting areas
  • Is the motor finance scandal making City banks trim the fat?

    March 18, 2026

    In the fallout of the multi-billion pound motor finance scandal, bank bosses are getting their house in order.  The landmark saga, which began with the UK’s financial watchdog’s review into the market over two years ago, centres around the use of ‘secret’ agreements between car dealers and lenders that left customers in the dark on [...]

  • Close Brothers shares sink as infamous short-seller warns of motor finance ‘wipeout’

    March 16, 2026

    Shares in Close Brothers plummeted on Monday after a group notorious for short-selling warned the bank had “systematically misrepresented” its exposure to the motor finance scandal. The FTSE 250 bank nosedived as much as 12 per cent during afternoon trading after Viceroy Research, a group famed for its exposés of Wirecard and Home Reit, warned [...]

  • Businesses ‘yearning for stability’ says UK bank chief

    March 13, 2026

    Businesses are “yearning” for stability, according to a top banking chief executive, as the turmoil in the Middle East threatens to upend the global economy. Ian Corfield, the boss of London-listed Secure Trust Bank, told City AM: “I think the reality is that even before things kicked off a month ago, obviously nerves were increasing. [...]

  • Standard Chartered evacuates Dubai offices amid Iran war

    March 11, 2026

    London-headquartered Standard Chartered has begun to evacuate staff from its offices in Dubai following the latest escalations in the war in the Middle East. The FTSE 100 giant boasts a large presence in the region as part of international expansion efforts across the United Arab Emirates but has now found itself caught in the growing [...]

  • Revolut lands full UK banking licence after four-year wait

    March 11, 2026

    Revolut has landed its full UK banking licence following a four-year wait for the permit. The $75bn fintech juggernaut has been in the mobilisation stage for over 18 months after being granted approval for the licence last July. The final green light from the banking watchdog hands the digital bank permission to formally start lending [...]

  • JP Morgan marks down private credit loans amid AI jitters

    March 11, 2026

    JP Morgan has marked down the value of specific loans held by private-credit groups, tightening its grip on the sector as boss Jamie Dimon warns of a looming AI reckoning. The bank’s move specifically targets software companies, which it now views as highly vulnerable to being replaced by artificial intelligence. By devaluing these assets, JP [...]

  • European fintechs ride the Trump train to Wall Street

    March 11, 2026

    The new set of aspiring American dreamers are landing on the shores of the Atlantic. But these digital-first visionaries printed in venture capital green aren’t looking for a white picket fence. Instead, their sights are locked on a federal banking charter. Last week Europe’s most valuable fintech company Revolut became the latest in a boat-load [...]

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