Revolut chair Gilbert backs R360 rebel rugby league October 1, 2025 City grandee and Revolut chairman Martin Gilbert has emerged as an investor in the rebel R360 rugby union league. Gilbert, formerly of Aberdeen Asset Management, is named on Companies House as a director of AOTG Sport Ltd alongside former Bath Rugby captain Stuart Hooper and former agent Mark Spoors, who are founders of the R360 [...]
Revolut, Barclays and Monzo top fraud complaints ranking October 1, 2025 Challenger banks Revolut and Monzo have topped the rankings for fraud and scam complaints filed to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) as Brits flock towards digital offerings. Fintech juggernaut Revolut received the most amount of APP fraud complaints referred to the FOS at 1,875. Monzo scored third at 1,063. It comes as the pair continue [...]
Brits earning over £100k worry more about money September 29, 2025 Six figure earners are more likely to worry about money than those on the average UK salary, according to fresh research. Eight in ten Brits who earn over £100,000 are worried about their finanical health, new research from fintech juggernaut Revolut has revealed. This came ahead of those on the national average between £35,001–£45,000 where [...]
Merge London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq to save City market, says fintech boss September 26, 2025 The boss of a UK-born fintech unicorn has called for the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to merge with New York’s Nasdaq in a bid to save the City market’s future prospects. “It’s completely broken,” Barney Hussey-Yeo, founder of AI fintech Cleo, told Morning Wire when asked about the recent string of delistings. Hussey-Yeo, a data [...]
UK fintechs send rallying cry as industry slips in global ranking September 25, 2025 UK fintech leaders have sent a rallying call to policymakers after the sector slipped in global rankings. A host of industry bigwigs have told Morning Wire the government must be bolder in growth-orientated reforms to bolster the sector’s standing against rivals. It comes after Z/Yen’s 38th Global Financial Centres Index showed the UK’s fintech sector [...]
The Capitalist: Reeves and Revolut get chummy at HQ party September 25, 2025 Revolut puts on a party, Morning Wire pioneers the midday bash and finance bros trade blows; catch up on the latest Square Mile shenanigans in The Capitalist.
Stalling Starling revs up Engine in rebrand September 24, 2025 Veteran of the UK fintech industry Starling has overhauled its brand with a fresh colour palette, a new slogan and even a new name. The digital lender announced last week it would drop the word “Bank” from its banking arm’s name in a move analysts have described as a “significant” step in its evolution. The [...]
Labour has made Britain a beacon of economic stability September 24, 2025 A recent influx of over £110bn in investment from global financial and tech firms as a direct result of the government’s successful economic plan, which fosters stability and reform, thereby creating jobs across the country and proving Britain is open for business, says Lucy Rigby Yesterday, Revolut – one of the UK’s fintech success stories [...]
Revolut pumps £3bn into the UK financial services sector September 23, 2025 London-born fintech juggernaut Revolut has capped off a hefty week of investment for the UK financial services sector as the firm officially launched its global headquarters. The digital bank said it would pump £3bn into the UK and create 1,000 highly-skilled jobs over the next five years. The fresh injection of capital follows asset manager [...]
Rachel Reeves hosts Scott Bessent and finance execs for investment talks September 16, 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves hosted US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent and top dogs from most of the world’s biggest finance firms in a warm-up event ahead of President Donald Trump’s UK arrival on Tuesday evening. City firms including Barclays, HSBC and Revolut sent representatives to Downing Street, where they were joined by bosses from top Wall [...]