Bank of London shakes up City advisers after row with taxman September 9, 2024 The Bank of London launched an emergency effort to contain the controversy surrounding the fintech over the weekend as it was hit with a winding-up petition over unpaid taxes shortly after its chief executive stepped down.
The Bank of London reveals £42m fundraise days after winding-up order from HMRC September 8, 2024 Fintech ‘unicorn’ the Bank of London has announced a £42m injection of funding today after a tumultuous week in which it was hit with a winding-up order and revealed its chief executive was stepping down. In a statement, the specialist clearing bank, one of only two to be created in the UK in the past [...]
The Bank of London Group handed HMRC winding-up order after chief steps down September 7, 2024 The Bank of London Group, a fintech unicorn boasting Peter Mandelson on its board, was handed a winding-up petition by the UK's tax authority just two days after saying its founder would step down as chief executive, City PM can reveal.
Funding Circle shares soar as lender swings to unexpected profit September 5, 2024 Funding Circle swung to an unexpected profit in the first half of 2024 and raised its guidance for the full year as the small business lender looks to boost its flagging share price.
Cutting bank transfer fraud refund limit not enough, industry warns regulator September 4, 2024 The UK’s payments regulator is under pressure to U-turn on a controversial fraud reimbursement scheme after confirming it would look at scaling back the measures.
UK regulator set to cut fraud refund limit but sticks by deadline for controversial rules September 4, 2024 The UK’s payments regulator is poised to lower the maximum amount banks and fintechs would have to reimburse fraud victims under a new regime, but stuck by its October implementation date despite mounting pressure. In their current form, new rules from the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) are due to force banks and fintechs to reimburse [...]
CAB Payments posts slump in profit as currency shifts drag down earnings September 4, 2024 Fintech CAB Payments has reported a slump in profit for first half of 2024 as currency shifts continued to weigh on its earnings.
The Bank of London founder steps down as chief executive September 3, 2024 The Bank of London has announced that Anthony Watson is stepping down as chief executive eight years after founding the firm.
CAB Payments attempts to move on from challenging year despite lack of ‘tailwinds’ from Nigerian Naira July 25, 2024 CAB Payments reported a “resilient” performance in the first half of the financial year as it attempts to move on from a difficult year. In a trading update covering the six months to June, the payments firm reported that gross income was down 22 per cent on last year, falling to £56m from £72m previously. [...]
Klarna in discussions with big US banks on potential New York IPO July 17, 2024 Klarna has approached a number of top Wall Street banks about a possible New York listing which could come as soon the first half of next year, according to reports.
