By: Samuel Norman

Senior City Reporter Samuel is a Senior City Reporter covering banking and fintech as well as stories on capital markets and economics. He also leads on City AM's morning liveblog from 7am everyday. He has previously written for the Daily Mail and The i Paper and worked for Sky News as an election stringer. He enjoys writing in-depth analysis of major blue-chip firms and start-ups and also industry trends. He can be contacted at samuel.norman@cityam.com and posts on LinkedIn and X at x.com/samnormanwrites.

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High street banks ramp up SME lending to highest since 2022

June 16, 2025

High street banks are scaling up their lending to small businesses, with the first quarter of 2022 hitting the highest amount since 2022. Lenders issued £4.6bn worth of loans in the first three months of the year marking a 14 per cent year-on-year jump. The rise was driven by a surge of lending to agriculture, [...]
Was Reeves’ Spending Review a fintech endorsement?

June 14, 2025

Rachel Reeves has promised to back UK fintech and in Labour’s inaugural Spending Review, she piled billions into the tech sector. The Chancellor handed the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) a hefty £16.5bn budget as she took the chop to other departments. DSIT’s expenditure limit is set to grow 7.4 per cent by [...]
Gold rallies to near-two month high as Middle East conflict intensifies

June 13, 2025

Investors were flocking to gold on Friday after Israel’s attack on Iran sparked a demand for the safe haven asset. The rush sent gold prices up one per cent to their highest level in nearly two months at $3,441.90 The bullion pulled on track for a weekly gain as the Middle Eastern conflict ramped up. [...]
Bank of England loses hundreds of laptops amid rising cyber threats

June 13, 2025

The Bank of England has come under fire after losing hundreds of tech devices worth nearly £300,000. Figures seen by City AM reveal the Bank of England lost or had stolen over 300 laptops, tablets and phones between May 2022 and March 2025. Patrick Sullivan, chief executive of think tank Parliament Street, said: “The Bank [...]
FTSE 100 and sterling take a hit after Israel strikes Iran

June 13, 2025

The FTSE 100 and pound tumbled Friday morning after Israel launched a flurry of strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear programme. The UK’s blue-chip index was down 0.6 per cent during early trading, led by a slump in the airline sector. BA parent IAG and low-cost airline Easyjet were down nearly four per cent following the crash [...]
Will fintech banks survive falling interest rates?

June 13, 2025

Fintech lenders have accelerated their swing to profitability after interest rates spiked. The UK’s neobanks pocketed record revenues in the last 12 months. Revolut’s takings grew 72 per cent topping £3.1bn. Meanwhile Monzo’s revenue hit £1bn for the first time. But this came as interest rates maintained a post-financial crisis high of 5.25 per cent [...]
FTSE 100 seals record high after shaking off investor nerves

June 12, 2025

The FTSE 100 finally sealed a new record closing high on Thursday after falling a whisker short the previous two trading sessions. The UK’s flagship index rose 0.2 per cent to – besting March’s record of 8,871.31. The index also beat its previous intraday high after hitting 8,892.36 in afternoon trading. Endeavour mining topped the [...]
Halma: FTSE 100 giant books record revenue and ups dividend

June 12, 2025

Safety and equipment maker Halma notched a record year after its diversified business model powered growth across sectors amid a tough global backdrop. The 130-year-old FTSE 100 firm recorded an 11 per cent jump in revenue to £2.2bn, which came after the business’s revenue for the first six months of the financial year topped £1bn for the first [...]
Tesco: Supermarket giant widens market share amid price war

June 12, 2025

Supermarket juggernaut Tesco delivered an upbeat trading statement for the first three months of the year as the price war in the competitive UK grocery market rumbled on. Food sales at the grocer were up 5.9 per cent year-on-year led by a strong performance in fresh food. Meanwhile, non-food sales climbed 6.2 per cent after [...]
Bank Aston to be first locally licensed Guernsey bank in 30 years

June 12, 2025

Bank Aston has secured a banking licence from the Guernsey regulator that will make it the first locally licensed bank in the jurisdiction within 30 years. Bank Aston positions itself as a specialist provider for offshore trustees, investment funds, and family offices, which are key sectors in the Channel Islands’ financial services industry. The firm [...]

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