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  • Bank of London appoints former Credit Suisse boss as chief executive

    Banking

    Embattled fintech ‘unicorn’ the Bank of London has appointed the former UK boss of Credit Suisse as chief executive today, as it looks to recover from a string of setbacks and the sudden exit of its founder last year. In a statement, the digital clearing bank said Christopher Horne, who previously headed the failed Swiss [...]

    Bank of London founder Anthony Watson stepped down as chief executive last year
  • Bank of London shakes up UK board in investor-led recovery plan

    Banking

    The Bank of London has appointed four new directors to its UK bank board and replaced its chair as the troubled fintech ‘unicorn’ looks to recover from a string of setbacks in recent months. The lossmaking start-up, which has faced heavy scrutiny over its governance and finances, said on Thursday that Metro Bank director Catherine [...]

    100 Bishopsgate in London is The Bank of London’s registered address. Photo: Google Maps.
  • Bank of London: Peter Mandelson and Harvey Schwartz exit troubled fintech

    Fintech

    The Bank of London has announced the exit of Labour grandee Peter Mandelson and ex-Goldman Sachs executive Harvey Schwartz from its board in the latest shake-up at the troubled fintech unicorn.

    Founder and ex-chief executive Anthony Watson has stepped down from the bank's board.
  • Bank of London: Questions persist over unicorn’s finances and governance

    September 24, 2024

    In the span of just two weeks, fintech "unicorn" The Bank of London has gone from relative obscurity to being thrust into the public spotlight for all the wrong reasons.

  • 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.

  • The Bank of London founder steps down as chief executive

    September 3, 2024

    The Bank of London has announced that Anthony Watson is stepping down as chief executive eight years after founding the firm.

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