Equals: Payments fintech’s revenue jumps by a third amid record transaction values September 10, 2024 Payments fintech Equals Group has seen fees to financial advisers weigh on its earnings as it looks for a potential buyer, while revenue surged on the back of record transaction values.
Lendinvest: Fintech lands £500m investment from JPMorgan September 10, 2024 Property fintech Lendinvest has added £500m to a funding deal with JPMorgan as it looks to return to profitability after a rough year for mortgage lenders.
Bank of London shakes up City advisers after row with taxman September 9, 2024 The Bank of London launched an emergency effort to contain the controversy surrounding the fintech over the weekend as it was hit with a winding-up petition over unpaid taxes shortly after its chief executive stepped down.
The Bank of London reveals £42m fundraise days after winding-up order from HMRC September 8, 2024 Fintech ‘unicorn’ the Bank of London has announced a £42m injection of funding today after a tumultuous week in which it was hit with a winding-up order and revealed its chief executive was stepping down. In a statement, the specialist clearing bank, one of only two to be created in the UK in the past [...]
The Bank of London Group handed HMRC winding-up order after chief steps down September 7, 2024 The Bank of London Group, a fintech unicorn boasting Peter Mandelson on its board, was handed a winding-up petition by the UK's tax authority just two days after saying its founder would step down as chief executive, City A.M. can reveal.
Funding Circle shares soar as lender swings to unexpected profit September 5, 2024 Funding Circle swung to an unexpected profit in the first half of 2024 and raised its guidance for the full year as the small business lender looks to boost its flagging share price.
Cutting bank transfer fraud refund limit not enough, industry warns regulator September 4, 2024 The UK’s payments regulator is under pressure to U-turn on a controversial fraud reimbursement scheme after confirming it would look at scaling back the measures.
UK regulator set to cut fraud refund limit but sticks by deadline for controversial rules September 4, 2024 The UK’s payments regulator is poised to lower the maximum amount banks and fintechs would have to reimburse fraud victims under a new regime, but stuck by its October implementation date despite mounting pressure. In their current form, new rules from the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) are due to force banks and fintechs to reimburse [...]
Revolut to ‘aggressively’ double down on business accounts after surge in revenue September 4, 2024 The head of Revolut's business-to-business offering has said it is "aggressively doubling down" on the market, after the unit's global revenues exceeded $500m (£380m) this summer.
CAB Payments posts slump in profit as currency shifts drag down earnings September 4, 2024 Fintech CAB Payments has reported a slump in profit for first half of 2024 as currency shifts continued to weigh on its earnings.