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

UK banks were hit hardest by a sharp rise in regulatory enforcement over the past year, as fines issued by the Financial Conduct Authority rose by more than 400 per cent. The FCA ...

Greater scrutiny of hedge funds and other non-bank lenders is a “matter of emergency”, a financial regulation expert has warned the UK parliament, with the world’s financial stability watchdog urging ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Kuwaiti lenders have, in almost all instances, performed commendably in the Top 1000 World Banks ranking, with most ...

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 ...

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

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.