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BankingBaaS platform Griffin raises $24 million and launches as a fully-operational UK bankMarch 11, 2024138 UK Banking-as-a-Service startup Griffin has snared $24 million in fresh funding to meet regulatory capital requirements and exit 'mobilisation'...
BankingRevolut investor slashes $5bn off valuationMarch 8, 2024147A Revolut shareholder has written billions off the company’s valuation as the wait for Britain’s most valuable fintech to gain...
CryptocurrencyMontenegro appeals court overturns a decision to extradite Terraform Labs founder to the USMarch 5, 2024100PODGORICA – An appeals court in Montenegro has overturned a recent ruling that a cryptocurrency mogul, Terraform Labs founder Do...
BankingUK neobank Monzo hits $5 billion valuation after $430 million raiseMarch 5, 2024170HongShan, the Chinese venture capital firm that split from Sequoia Capital last year, also backed the round, alongside existing backers...
InvestingBritish investors plow billions into U.S. stocks while avoiding U.K. marketsMarch 5, 2024108Published: March 5, 2024 at 7:10 a.m. ET U.K. investors have started plowing billions of dollars into U.S. stocks, while...
BankingUK banks closed 140,000 business accounts last yearFebruary 28, 2024126 New de-banking figures show more than 140,000 business accounts were closed by major UK banks last year. The data...
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MoneyFrankfurt wins race to host new EU anti-money laundering agencyFebruary 23, 2024154 Frankfurt has won the race to host the EU's new Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), beating out competition from eight...
BankingBanking veteran Bob Wigley joins blockchain firm R3’s boardFebruary 22, 202495Banking veteran Bob Wigley has joined the board of Intel-backed blockchain services provider R3 as a non-executive director.Wigley has chaired...