Breaking banks
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28 Nov
Britain’s banks are Brexit ready according to the Bank of England
The Bank of England (BoE) has published the results of its latest stress tests of the UK’s biggest lenders, with this year’s billed as the toughest the BoE has done since it began testing in 2014.
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21 Nov
Here’s what the UK’s fintech community is most concerned about over Brexit
The official Brexit date is still over a year away, but that doesn’t stop the communities that will be affected by the official separation from worrying about it.
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20 Nov
Starling Bank CEO: Starling is not up for sale
Building a bank from scratch is not an easy thing to do which is why Anne Boden, chief executive of UK-based challenger bank Starling, wants to remain in control.
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8 Nov
Challenger bank Revolut is going for a European banking licence to take over the continent
London-based fintech Revolut has announced today that it is applying for a European banking license in order to become the first global banking app.
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3 Nov
50 years on from the UK’s Sexual Offences Act — are things getting easier for LGBT people in the workplace?
This year is the 50th anniversary of the UK’s Sexual Offences Act — legislation that decriminalised homosexual acts, meaning that two consulting adults couldn’t be charged for having sex.
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2 Nov
Meet the man who could be the first transgender CEO of HSBC
As it stands there are no exact figures about the number of transgender people in the workplace.
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2 Nov
Lloyds has ditched unauthorised overdraft fees — what this means for banking
If you are a current account customer of British banks Lloyds, Halifax or Bank of Scotland, you’d better read this – especially if you go into the red because overdraft fees are changing.
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1 Nov
Income protection must adapt for uncertain incomes
Income protection insurers must create tailored policies for self-employed, gig, and zero-hour contract workers that acknowledge uncertain incomes and potential periods of unemployment.