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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

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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

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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

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Atom bank renews contract with Phoebus

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

16 November 2022

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Atom Bank names CFO

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

21 October 2022

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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

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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

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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

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Atom appoints Rebecca Cartwright as chief risk officer

Atom has appointed Rebecca Cartwright as the bank’s new Chief Risk Officer, replacing Chris Sparks, who is retiring after almost 7 years at the app-based bank.

27 July 2022

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Atom on course for full year profitability

UK app-based bank Atom is on course to make its first full year operating profit thanks to a 200% rise in income coupled with strong cost controls.

18 July 2022

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Atom Bank in talks over New York-listing via Spac merger

UK challenger Atom Bank is considering a Spac merger on the New York Stock Exchange at a valuation of $700 million.

23 May 2022

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Atom Bank appoints new CTO

Atom Bank has appointed Andy Sturrock from BP as its new chief technology officer, with an upgrade to the app-based bank's core banking platform the first item on his agenda.

19 May 2022