By: Lars Mucklejohn

Banking and Fintech Reporter Lars Mucklejohn is a reporter at City A.M. covering banking and fintech. For tips and stories, he can be contacted at lars.mucklejohn@cityam.com and posts at x.com/LarsMucklejohn

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Pavel Durov: Telegram founder arrested over app’s alleged child protection failings

August 26, 2024

Telegram has said its chief executive has "nothing to hide" after his arrest in France over the platform's alleged failings in moderating criminal activity, including the spread of child sexual abuse material.
Big firms return to CBI after sexual misconduct scandal and overhaul

August 26, 2024

A number of major British companies have renewed their engagement with the CBI as the lobby group looks to rebuild its membership.
KPMG wins £223m UK government contract despite drive to cut spend on consultants

August 26, 2024

The UK government has awarded KPMG a contract worth up to £223m to train civil servants despite promising to slash the amount the state spends on external consultants.
UK economy: ‘No one has any clue what’s going to happen,’ says boss of Britain’s fastest-growing business

August 23, 2024

The chief executive of Britain's fastest-growing company has warned that poor access to finance for small firms risks hamstringing the UK's economic growth, as business owners already struggle with "really high uncertainity in the world".
Regulator calls out Barclays and Santander for breaching retail banking order

August 22, 2024

Britain's competition watchdog has rebuked Barclays and Santander UK for breaching parts of its retail banking order.
UK credit unions report surge in loans after demise of payday lenders

August 22, 2024

Lending by UK credit unions has surged in recent years, following the collapse of major payday lenders and cost of living pressures fueling a rise in demand for credit.
Treasury and FCA worried by payments regulator’s fraud refund scheme

August 22, 2024

The government and City watchdog have raised concerns over a fraud refund scheme from the UK payments regulator that firms have warned could do long-lasting damage to the industry, City A.M. understands.
Sicily yacht sinking: Five bodies found inside Bayesian wreck

August 21, 2024

Five bodies have been found on day three of a search for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht on Monday off the coast of Sicily.
Value of Molten Ventures’ stake in Revolut more than doubles after employee share sale

August 21, 2024

Molten Ventures said the value of its stake in Revolut has more than doubled after the British fintech secured a $45bn (£34.9bn) valuation in a share sale by employees.
HSBC mulls sale of South African businesses in pivot to Asia

August 20, 2024

HSBC is reportedly considering selling its South African businesses as part of its pivot towards Asian markets.

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