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    Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan

    Banking and fintech correspondent

    Sid is the FT's banking and fintech correspondent, covering topics including challenger banks, the future of cash and stablecoins. Prior to this, he covered capital markets, European technology and was a leader writer.

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    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Executives dismayed that reforms to boost London stock market yet to come

      Measures to unlock pension savings into early-stage companies will also be set out later this year

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Cryptocurrencies
      NatWest to limit customers’ crypto payments

      Links between crypto and regulated financial institutions fray further

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      House & Home
      The ‘15-minute city’ backlash: welcome to the ‘everything conspiracy’ theory

      Antipathy is growing towards any policy on climate change, no matter how small or mundane

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      Personal Finance
      Jack Dorsey’s Block announces investment in UK not-for-profit lender

      Funding of £2mn for Community Development Finance Institution welcomed by sector

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      Revolut Ltd
      Revolut’s auditor warns 2021 revenues ‘may be materially misstated’

      Crypto boom helped fintech to first annual profit

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Klarna AB
      Klarna’s annual loss widens to $1bn but chief’s pay jumps 35%

      Swedish fintech says it is on track to return to profit this year

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      UK business & economy
      UK cities set to host fintech hubs to help drive innovation

      Government-backed plans will be co-ordinated by new Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology

    • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
      Banks
      Has the windfall from rising rates already peaked for UK banks?

      Some of biggest high street lenders have warned that net interest margins are no longer heading up

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Lloyds Banking Group PLC
      Lloyds profits almost double but it warns boost from rate rises has peaked

      High street lender also announces larger than expected provisions for bad loans

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Women in business
      UK women created record number of new companies in 2022

      Rose Review finds that female entrepreneurs still find it difficult to access financing

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      Financial fraud
      Investment scam reports rise by 193% in five years

      Financial watchdog notes growth of crypto fraud

    • Saturday, 18 February, 2023
      Revolut Ltd
      Revolut expected to sign off overdue accounts next week

      Breakthrough after months of delays as auditors pressed fintech over internal controls

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      NatWest Group
      NatWest warns earnings boost from UK rate rises might have peaked

      Weaker than expected outlook sends shares lower despite strong results driven by higher rates

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      UK financial regulation
      UK debt charities welcome crackdown on ‘buy now, pay later’ lenders

      Government aims to put legislation before parliament later this year

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Amigo Holdings PLC
      Amigo avoids £73mn fine due to ‘serious financial hardship’

      UK financial regulator said ailing company needed to preserve funds to repay customers

    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      UK consumer credit
      FCA to gain powers to crack down on ‘buy now, pay later’ firms

      Draft UK government proposals would bring regulation to fast-growing market dubbed the ‘wild west of credit’

    • Sunday, 12 February, 2023
      Corporate culture
      MBA lessons from Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ work demand

      The backlash to changes at Twitter highlights growing resistance to ‘hustle culture’ in tech

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      ExplainerPound Sterling
      How would a digital pound operate and what would it mean for cash?

      The Bank of England is starting preparatory work on a possible alternative to physical banknotes

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      Barclays PLC
      Barclays probed by UK regulator over anti-money laundering systems

      FCA review is latest problem for lender that has struggled with compliance missteps in recent years

    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      Adyen NV
      Hiring spree dents profits at payments group Adyen

      Dutch company intends to continue with staff expansion in 2023

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      Coronavirus economic impact
      British banks paid £4.4bn in taxpayers’ money to cover Covid loan scheme losses

      Lenders flag a further £6.2bn of problem loans made to struggling businesses

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      UK banks
      UK bank chiefs accused of failing to pass on interest rate benefits

      MPs grill top lenders over lack of protection for consumers ahead of what is expected to be a lucrative results season

    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      Digital currencies
      UK to design ‘digital pound’ that could fend off future private tech rival

      Central bank virtual currency under BoE and Treasury could supplant cash by end of decade

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Mortgages
      Cost of fixed-rate mortgages set to fall as UK inflation outlook brightens

      Brokers are predicting that a five-year deal below 4 per cent is coming

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Provident Financial Group PLC
      Provident Financial to ditch 140-year-old name

      UK subprime lender to rebrand itself Vanquis Banking Group as it announces exit of chief executive Malcolm Le May

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