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Fintech

  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2026
    LexRevolut Ltd
    Revolut and Visa’s loss is the UK’s gain in credit card fee fight

    London-based fintech had been at forefront of providing an alternative to high charges for cross-border interchange fees

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  • Saturday, 17 January, 2026
    Monzo Bank Ltd
    Monzo to hand TS Anil expanded role after investor backlash

    UK digital bank due to give current chief executive broader than expected remit when he steps down next month

    TS Anil speaks on stage with hands clasped, wearing glasses and a suit jacket, against a colourful geometric backdrop.
  • Thursday, 15 January, 2026
    UK financial regulation
    Revolut, Visa and Mastercard lose UK legal challenge over fee cap

    High Court rules watchdog is within its rights to cap cross-border interchange fees

    Several Visa and Mastercard credit cards are partially stacked, showing the companies' logos prominently
  • Tuesday, 13 January, 2026
    News in-depthVenture capital investment
    Billions from a million: the London VC that hit the jackpot with Revolut

    Balderton Capital led $75bn fintech’s first funding round and retains substantial stake even after cashing out $2bn

    A stack of new Revolut Visa debit cards in blue and purple gradient colors, fanned out on a bright yellow background
  • Saturday, 10 January, 2026
    On Wall StreetSujeet Indap
    Do gummy bears and cocktails count as reasonable legal costs?

    JPMorgan seeks to rein in expenses related to legal action on fraud claims over a fintech start-up it acquired

    Charlie Javice, wearing sunglasses and a light sweater, exits a courthouse with others visible in the background.
  • Thursday, 8 January, 2026
    Cryptocurrencies
    Interest-bearing CBDCs? Sort of(ish)

    China pivots its digital currency strategy

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  • Thursday, 8 January, 2026
    LexStablecoins
    Stablecoins could shake up global payments — but not with technology

    Fintechs have touted stablecoins as a way to revolutionise international transfers

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    The Wise logo displayed on a smartphone held in two hands against a blurred blue and orange background.
  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    US banks
    JPMorgan to take over Apple’s $20bn credit card portfolio from Goldman Sachs

    Deal extricates lender from one of the last businesses related to its ill-fated push into retail banking

    A hand holds a phone displaying the Apple Card interface, while another hand holds an Apple Card labeled “Marisa Robertson.”
  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    Zilch buys Lithuanian lender to secure European banking licence

    UK fintech agrees $38mn deal as it eyes international expansion and potential IPO

    The Zilch app page on a mobile device screen, showing the app icon and name
  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    Markets InsightIsabelle Mateos y Lago
    The digital euro that Europe urgently needs

    A tokenised version of the EU’s currency for wholesale use would bring big benefits

    A large yellow euro symbol statue stands inside the European Central Bank headquarters, with windows in the background.
  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    News in-depthBlockchain
    Lloyds leads charge in using blockchain to disrupt UK banking

    ‘Deposit tokenisation’ could overhaul how customers use their accounts, says chief Charlie Nunn

    Rows of houses in south London are seen through tree branches, with high-rise buildings at Nine Elms in the background.
  • Sunday, 4 January, 2026
    PwC
    PwC ‘leans in’ to crypto as Trump and lawmakers embrace sector

    Big Four firm has made strategic pivot towards digital assets, says US boss

    Paul Griggs gestures while speaking during an event, seated in front of a backdrop with branding.
  • Tuesday, 23 December, 2025
    Lex
    What Tesco can teach fintech hotshots about cultural imperialism

    Cultural hurdles can be just as hard to get over as regulatory ones

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    Two older adults shop for produce in Tesco in the fruit and vegetable section
  • Sunday, 21 December, 2025
    Revolut Ltd
    Revolut clashes with former staff over tax on share awards

    Share-option plans that employees believed were only subject to CGT at centre of dispute

    The Revolut Ltd. headquarters in Canary Wharf, London, UK
  • Wednesday, 17 December, 2025
    LexMonzo Bank Ltd
    Monzo board should stand firm on its chief executive switch

    Announcement of a new CEO seemed to start smoothly but now threatens to descend into a mess

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    TS Anil gestures with his hands while speaking during an interview.
  • Wednesday, 17 December, 2025
    Trade Republic
    German fintech hits €12.5bn valuation in deal backed by Peter Thiel

    Trade Republic’s €1.2bn share deal also attracts new backers including Singapore’s wealth fund

    Person viewing investment chart on a mobile finance app
  • Wednesday, 17 December, 2025
    Monzo Bank Ltd
    Monzo shareholders push to oust chair in revolt over CEO’s exit

    Investors including Accel and Iconiq are also pressing for greater board representation for shareholders

    A photo of TS Anil in front of a Monzo logo
  • Tuesday, 16 December, 2025
    Monzo chief pushed out after board rift over growth and IPO plans

    Timing for fintech’s planned listing was a key aspect of ructions ahead of TS Anil’s surprise departure

    TS Anil speaks on stage, gesturing with his hands, wearing a headset microphone and business attire.
  • Monday, 15 December, 2025
    US banks
    PayPal applies for US banking licence

    Fintech seeks to capitalise on Trump administration’s looser regulatory environment in financial industry

    The PayPal logo displayed on a smartphone screen in front of a larger, blurred PayPal logo in the background.
  • Monday, 15 December, 2025
    Patrick Jenkins
    Why the ‘stablecoin supercycle’ could rewire banking

    Some technologists believe more than 100,000 such payment systems could swamp the world within five years

    Two large icons representing the Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC) stablecoins on a red abstract digital background
  • Friday, 12 December, 2025
    Quant investing
    Inside the ‘rolling thunder’ quant crises of 2025

    It’s been quite the year for systematic investors

    A bolt of lightning streaks across a purple night sky above silhouetted buildings in south London.
  • Thursday, 11 December, 2025
    Private capital-backed Mollie buys GoCardless for €1.1bn

    Dutch payments group aims to create new European fintech

    A person holds a cellphone displaying the GoCardless website, with the GoCardless logo visible in the background.
  • Thursday, 11 December, 2025
    UK banks
    Starling eyes UK acquisition to boost corporate lending

    Neobank wants to put its £12bn of deposits to more profitable use

    Starling Bank logo displayed on a smartphone screen, with a hand holding the device and a stock chart in the background.
  • Tuesday, 9 December, 2025
    Revolut Ltd
    Revolut offers former staff chance to cash out at 30% discount

    Fintech completed funding round at $75bn valuation in November

    Close-up of a Revolut card with a gradient purple and blue background, showing the company logo in white letters
  • Monday, 8 December, 2025
    Airwallex plots Silicon Valley expansion after securing $8bn valuation

    Payments company opens San Francisco base and reduces Tencent’s holding in US pivot

    Reception area of an Airwallex office featuring a modern white desk, illuminated Airwallex logo on a glass wall, and greenery accents.
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