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Revolut valuation almost halved by Schroders

Investment bank Schroders has slashed the valuation of its shareholding in Revolut by almost half after the firm was criticised for downplaying red flags from auditors BDO over its revenue statement.

24 April 2023

Finextra TV/payments

'Game of Loans' - Are Neobanks Still Challenging?

Speaking at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2023, Mark Mullen, CEO, Atom Bank, discusses fintech's beginnings, how it's maturing and what is happening now for neo banks as they embrace new areas of innovation.

18 April 2023

News/people

IFGS 2023: How are neobanks challenging incumbents in 2023?

The afternoon IFGS sessions kicked off with a fireside chat looking at whether Neobanks are still creating that challenging atmosphere they have been known for. Finextra’s own senior reporter, Paige McNamee, moderated the session and was joined by Mark Mullen, CEO of Atom Bank, and Valentina Kristensen, director of growth and communications at OakNorth. Kristensen had her new baby Leo on stage with her.

17 April 2023

News/cloud

Financial Cloud Summit 2023: Strategising digital transformation and balancing trust with partners

To successfully engage in digital transformation in the transition to the cloud, financial firms are looking for creative methods to approach their cloud strategy. In doing so, companies are dealing with issues of cost, security, and scalability. The first stage of the conference explores how companies are making strategic on visibility, data ownership, cloud providers, and more.

02 March 2023

News/retail

Atom bank to make four-day week permanent in 2024

Atom bank is to press on with a permanent four-day week for all employees in 2024, following a successful trial period this year.

21 December 2022

News/retail

Atom Bank quits Twitter as Musk turns on Fauci

Atom Bank has decided to shut down all of its Twitter accounts over the increasingly unhinged behaviour of new owner Elon Musk.

15 December 2022

News/retail

Atom Bank raises £30m; pushes back IPO

BBVA, Toscafund, and Infinity Investment Partners have agreed to invest £30 million in Atom Bank as the UK digital lender readies itself for a 2024 initial public offering.

25 November 2022

Company announcement/retail

Atom bank renews contract with Phoebus

Atom bank and Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) have signed a new three-year contract.

16 November 2022

News/people

Atom Bank names CFO

UK challenger bank Atom has named Andrew Marshall as chief financial officer.

21 October 2022

Company announcement/wholesale

Atom bank accredited to the new iteration of the Recovery Loan Scheme

Atom bank, the UK’s first app-based bank, has been accredited to the latest iteration of the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) by the British Business Bank, and will soon be accepting applications on its award-winning secured lending products.

01 September 2022

News/people

Atom Bank hails positive impact of four-day working week

Six months after introducing a four day working week, Atom Bank says the measure has proved overwhelmingly positive in terms of both job satisfaction and productivity.

24 August 2022

Company announcement/wholesale

Atom bank achieves full registration to the LSB’s Standards of Lending Practice

Digital provider Atom bank has become the latest financial services firm to commit to the Standards of Lending Practice for business customers, which drive fair outcomes for business banking customers, as part of efforts to bring its regulatory protection for SMEs in line with that offered to retail customers.

09 August 2022