Lobbyists have called the UK’s deregulatory agenda “insidious”, believing that the Labour government’s continued push to ...

The Bank of Thailand hopes its award of three “virtual” banking licences last month to established domestic players — which have partnered with established retailers and fintechs — will see the ...

In April, the London-based fintech reported that pre-tax profits more than doubled in 2024 to £1.1bn, driven in part by an increase in cryptocurrency trading. Meanwhile, annual revenues increased to ...

With merger and acquisition activity in the mid-tier banking market totalling more than £150bn over the past two years, the attention of larger lenders is likely to turn to smaller specialist lenders ...

Monzo has become the latest UK challenger bank to be fined by the Financial Conduct Authority for “inadequate” financial ...

UBS must face two investor lawsuits in the US over alleged misconduct by Credit Suisse prior to its collapse in March 2023, a ...

Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala Investment Company, is in negotiations to acquire an additional £78mn stake in Revolut, Sky News has reported. The move would build on Mubadala’s existing ...

The UK’s Basel III framework needs to be “rethought” because it is holding banks back and moving lending to the shadow ...

Banks have been told to treat UK public figures as low-risk by default, under new guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority sparked by the Nigel Farage “debanking” controversy.

London has struggled for several years to attract big-name IPOs amid a dearth of liquidity and a less favourable regulatory ...

Sustainable finance experts and faith-based investors have expressed concern over a proposed overhaul of ESG regulations and investment exclusions to unlock more financing for defence, warning that ...

Singapore has imposed a total of S$27.45mn ($21.5mn) in penalties on nine financial institutions, including UBS, Citi and Julius Baer, for breaches linked to a S$2bn money-laundering case that has ...