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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Monzo posts first annual profit as digital bank targets European expansion

June 3, 2024

Monzo has reported its first annual profit since it launched in 2015, with the digital challenger bank enjoying record growth and unveiling plans to expand into Europe.
Estate agent chain Fine and Country snapped up by London-listed group TPFG

June 3, 2024

Estate agency chain Fine and Country has agreed to be sold to The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) in a deal worth roughly £20m in the sector's latest tie-up.
WH Ireland to sell capital markets arm to investment bank Zeus

June 3, 2024

Financial adviser WH Ireland has struck a deal to sell its capital markets division to London-based investment bank Zeus Capital for up to £5m amid increasing consolidation among British stockbrokers.
Iwoca mulls bigger loans and international expansion amid surge in demand

June 3, 2024

Online credit provider Iwoca is looking at raising the size of its loans and expanding into a new country on the back of a surge in demand for small business funding from alternative lenders.
Government champion needed to tackle over-regulation, City lobby group says

June 3, 2024

A City lobby group has called on the next government to tackle regulation that drags on international competitiveness of the financial sector.
European Central Bank set to cut interest rates despite inflation worries

June 2, 2024

The European Central Bank is all but certain to be the first major central bank to cut interest rates this week as it shrugs off a rise in inflation and takes a different path in monetary policy from the UK and US.
‘We are done’: Vodafone chief rules out more big deals after offloading Spanish and Italian arms

June 2, 2024

The chief executive of Vodafone has ruled out any more major deals as part of her strategy to simplify the sprawling telecoms giant and improve shareholder returns.
Any new government must step in and revive London Stock Exchange, says former chief

June 2, 2024

The ex-boss of the London Stock Exchange has warned the capital's beleaguered bourse is unlikely to see a revival unless the next government implements a major overhaul.
London retains title as tech capital of the world as Oxford and Cambridge close in on New York

May 30, 2024

A closely-watched league table has once again named London the tech capital of the world, while Oxford and Cambridge are closing in on New York.
Wood Group mulls fourth and ‘final’ takeover bid from Dubai-based Sidara

May 29, 2024

Dubai-based engineering and consulting firm Sidara has submitted a fourth and "final" takeover proposal to Aberdeen-based rival John Wood Group.

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