Why are women leaving the tech industry twice as fast as men? September 24, 2026 Women have the skills and ambition to stay in tech, but too many hurdles are forcing them out, writes Vanessa Vallely in today's Notebook
Natwest makes first VC fund bet in push to back British tech September 23, 2026 Natwest has made its first direct investment into an independently managed venture capital fund, joining a push by some of Britain’s biggest financial institutions to funnel more domestic money into UK tech companies. The banking giant is investing across top venture capital firm Phoenix Court’s Localglobe, Latitude and Solar funds, which back companies from their [...]
Aldermore’s sale interest shows banks are over motor finance September 17, 2026 Lloyds, Nationwide and Investec are all tipped to be circling Aldemore as its South African over prepares a sale. Samuel Norman takes a look at the runners and riders and what it could do for the market. Has the banking industry finally moved on from motor finance? The number of suiters circling Aldermore suggest as [...]
Natwest chair: Boost investment in UK or risk ‘inter-generational crisis’ September 17, 2026 The chair of Natwest has warned the UK is in a “moment of national crisis” that can only be fixed by firing up investment in the country’s flagging economy. Rick Haythornthwaite, the City grandee who has also chaired the boards of Mastercard and Ocado, told City AM that years of political instability and poor decision-making [...]
The Debate: Should the City drop its ban on tower logos? September 16, 2026 A 1911 ruling by the City of London Corporation means businesses are still unable to adorn their skyscrapers with logos. Should this change?
Top UK banks to raise £50m to build payments network September 15, 2026 Britain’s biggest banks are set to kick off a fundraising campaign that will pave the way for a domestic payments alternative to Mastercard and Visa. The UK Payments Delivery Company (PDC) is launching an equity capital raise as part of a new model from the Bank of England, aligning with the Treasury’s National Payments Vision, [...]
HSBC shares dip as finance chief announces exit September 10, 2026 HSBC is on the hunt for a new chief financial officer after the bank revealed its finance head Pam Kaur would retire after two years in the job. Kaur, who has been with the company for 13 years, is set to leave her role at some point in 2027 and will not stand for re-election, [...]
Icon Solutions and MongoDB Benchmark Shows IPF Processing 6,000 Payments per Second with Zero Data Loss Under Failure September 8, 2026 Joint benchmark on MongoDB Atlas demonstrates near-linear scalability, sub-second end-to-end latency and recovery from application and database node failures without losing a single transaction.
Banks ombudsman on the hook for millions in legal fees to Barclays and Santander September 7, 2026 The UK’s banks ombudsman could be forced to pay millions to a group of the UK’s top lenders after the High Court quashed four decisions the body made earlier this year on overdrafts and credit cards. The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has been put on the hook for what could top £2m in legal fees after the court [...]
Jenrick refuses to rule out bank tax September 3, 2026 Reform UK’s Treasury spokesman refused to rule out a banking tax mooted by the party’s leader Nigel Farage, who said he would hit lenders because he didn’t “like” them. Speaking at a Reform conference event organised by City industry representatives, Jenrick said the party had not committed to banking taxes. However, the party’s economic chief [...]