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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Rate setter calls for market digitalisation and touts Bank of England’s flexibility

April 29, 2025

Bank of England rate setter Dave Ramsden has called for bold action on digitalisation in a rebuke of concerns that the Bank’s prescriptive rules were stifling innovation. Speaking at the Innovate Finance Global Summit on Tuesday, the central bank Deputy Governor said widespread innovation in wholesale financial markets from authorities and industry would boost the [...]
BP shares plummet as firm chops buyback amid weakened oil market

April 29, 2025

British energy giant BP chopped its quarterly share buyback after President Donald Trump’s erratic tariff agenda sent the price of oil tumbling. BP cuts its buyback to $750m (£559m), compared to $1.75bn the previous quarter. The firm’s shares dropped nearly four per cent in early trading on Tuesday. This comes after the cost of a [...]
Puregym bulks up in US market as membership soars

April 29, 2025

UK-based gym operator Puregym is set to expand into the US after a bumper 2024. The firm increased revenue by 10 per cent to £605m as membership soared. The British gym franchise ended 2024 with 2.25m customers, adding 400k in the last year – a jump of 21 per cent. The group’s total gyms rose [...]
HSBC shares jump as lender ups bad loan provisions after tariff chaos

April 29, 2025

HSBC shares rose in early trading after the lender increased provisions for loan losses in its first-quarter report. The FTSE 100 giant’s stock jumped two per cent as trade war woes clouded the lender’s results. The bank raised expected credit losses to $876m (£653m), from $202m in a stark indication of firm’s outlook on the [...]
Channel 4’s investment arm gives £3m backing to UK fintech Sprive

April 29, 2025

Channel 4 has entered the fintech realm after its investment arm participated in a funding round that topped £5.5m. Channel 4 Ventures injected £3m into mortgage overpayment app Sprive, in a fundraiser led by venture capital firm Ascension. The funding aims to assist the early-stage consumer fintech’s in fulfilling its mission to help millions repay [...]
HSBC and Barclays shareholders eye returns as tariffs cloud banks’ reports

April 28, 2025

The FTSE 100’s ‘Big Five’ banks are gearing up for first-quarter results season – and shareholders will be eyeing how lenders set the tone for the year ahead. HSBC will kick off reports on Tuesday, followed by Barclays on Wednesday and Lloyds on Thursday. Natwest and Standard Chartered will round off the results week on [...]
Inside the rapid rise of UK fintech

April 27, 2025

There’s a rocket strapped to UK fintech, and it’s only speeding up. On 28 April, UK fintech week kicks off, with industry body Innovate Finance hosting its 11th global summit. This follows another record year for the industry, where businesses saw profits balloon and customer bases swell. Allica Bank – a London-based fintech – was [...]
Argentex agrees to IFX takeover as boss steps down

April 25, 2025

Currency management firm Argentex confirmed on Friday it had agreed to a takeover by IFX Payments just hours after its chief executive exited the company. IFX will pay 2.49 pence per share in the takeover deal, which values Argentex at near £3m. The company will also provide the AIM-listed firm with secured bridge funding of [...]
FTSE 100’s winning streak falters as White House ‘clouds’ market sentiment

April 24, 2025

The FTSE 100 slid into the red on Thursday putting the index on course to end an eight-day consecutive run of gains. The blue-chip index was down over one per cent in early trading before a late-morning rebound left it broadly flat at midday. London’s blue-chips soared at the beginning of the week as President [...]
Tandem Bank: ‘Greener’ UK fintech bolsters profit

April 24, 2025

Digital bank Tandem reported its third year of profitability in the 2024 financial year. The fintech – which brands itself as “the UK’s greener digital bank” – recorded a 40 per cent jump in underlying profit to £24.1m. This was up from £17.2m in 2023. Tandem’s assets under management topped £1.5bn at the end of [...]

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