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Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut Signs Agreements With Investors for Secondary Share Sale

Revolut has signed secondary share sale agreements with investors.

News

UK Economy Demonstrates Growth

The economy of the United Kingdom showed growth in the second quarter of the current year.

Finance & Economics

UK Inflation Demonstrates Growth

In the United Kingdom, an increase in the inflation rate was recorded in July, which turned out to be lower than the preliminary expectations of experts interviewed by the media about the dynamic of this indicator and the forecast of the Bank of England.

Finance & Economics

Economists Forecast UK Inflation to Rise

Experts interviewed by the media predict that statistical data will be released this week, indicating an acceleration in the growth of inflation in the United Kingdom.

News

NatWest to Tap Investors to Shed Loan Risk

NatWest, one of the largest financial institutions in the United Kingdom, is seeking to strengthen its lending firepower.

News

Neobank Monzo Customer Base Exceeds 10 Million

Digital bank Monzo, which is based in the United Kingdom, reported that the number of its customer base exceeded the 10 million mark.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Lloyds Hires AWS Exec to Lead AI and Analytics Division

Rohit Dhawan was appointed by Lloyds Banking Group as Director of AI (artificial intelligence) at the Group’s new AI Centre of Excellence, bringing together experts in Data Science, Behavioral Science, ML Engineering, Advanced Analytics and AI Ethics.

Science & Technology

UK Cancels $1.7 Billion of Computing Projects

In the United Kingdom, the local government has canceled computer infrastructure projects worth 1.3 billion pounds ($1.7 billion).

News

UK Banks Cut Costs

The largest local financial institutions in the United Kingdom have started to cut costs.

Finance & Economics

Barclays Reports Q2 Earnings

Barclays on Thursday, August 1, published the results of its operations for the second quarter of the current year.

Finance & Economics

Bank of England Reportedly to Kick Off Slow Cycle of Interest Rate Cuts

The media reports that currently, the dominant point of view among experts is that shortly the Bank of England is highly likely to warn investors that they should not bet on launching the process of consistently cutting interest rates if its policymakers decide this week on a sharp lowering of the cost of borrowing.

Science & Technology

UK Startup Fractile Raises $15 Million

The Fractile startup, which is based in the United Kingdom, reported that it managed to raise $15 million in seed funding.

News

One-Fourth of UK Payments are Contactless

During 2023, 18.3 billion contactless payments were made in the UK, with one-third of adults using mobile contactless payments at least once a month

News

Revolut Gets Long-Awaited UK Banking License

Revolut startup, which operates in the fintech industry, on Thursday, July 25, announced the receipt of a banking license in the United Kingdom.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut Reportedly to Hit $45 Billion Valuation After Share Sale

The media reports that Revolut is currently preparing for a share sale that would value it at $45 billion.

News

Revolut Reportedly Denies British Customers Reimbursement Requests

The media reports that Revolut refused to reimburse thousands of customers in the United Kingdom after how they were defrauded.