Breaking banks
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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.