By: Lars Mucklejohn

Banking and Fintech Reporter Lars Mucklejohn is a reporter at City A.M. covering banking and fintech. For tips and stories, he can be contacted at lars.mucklejohn@cityam.com and posts at x.com/LarsMucklejohn

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Revolut facing potential legal action in battle with crowdfunding platform

November 11, 2024

Revolut is facing potential legal action from a crowdfunding platform after a years-long battle over the sale of its shares by early investors, City AM can reveal.
Treasury sells another £1bn in Natwest shares as stake falls further

November 11, 2024

Natwest has bought back another tranche of shares from the Treasury as the government continues to accelerate its exit from the Big Four lender.
Iwoca: Fintech lender secures £200m debt to support larger SMEs

November 11, 2024

Small business lender Iwoca has secured £200m of debt funding as the fintech looks to grow its market share through bigger loans.
FCA could spend £20m on car loan probe after shock court ruling

November 7, 2024

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) could splash £20m on the first stage of its review into car loan commissions, City AM can reveal, reflecting the scale of a scandal that may see lenders forced to pay billions of pounds in compensation.
FTSE 100 falls back as traders digest Trump presidency

November 6, 2024

The FTSE 100 pared its gains and sterling tumbled on Wednesday as traders digested how Donald Trump's presidency will impact the global economy and the UK.
Keir Starmer congratulates Trump on ‘historic election victory’

November 6, 2024

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump on an “historic election victory” as the former president prepares for a return to the White House. In a post on X, Starmer said that “I look forward to working with you in the years ahead”. “As the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in [...]
Wise: Fintech’s shares pop as swelling customer base boosts profit

November 6, 2024

Wise has posted a surge in profit as the money transfer fintech benefited from a swelling customer base and made investments to reduce prices.
US Treasury yields jump and Bitcoin hits record as Trump wins election

November 6, 2024

US Treasury yields jumped and Bitcoin surged to a new record as markets reacted to Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election.
Close Brothers warned of £640m hit if car loan scandal spreads

November 5, 2024

Close Brothers could take a hit to its profits worth almost double its stock market value if a brewing car loan scandal spreads to other areas of consumer finance, analysts have warned.
Wise shares boosted by Standard Chartered FX deal

November 5, 2024

Wise has struck a deal with Standard Chartered for the lender to use its foreign exchange infrastructure for multi-currency money transfers in Asia and the Middle East. The partnership will see the emerging markets-focused bank integrate Wise’s tech to offer money transfers in 21 currencies. Wise’s share price rose 8.5 per cent in London on [...]

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