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Shawbrook embarks on digital recruitment drive

UK specialist lender Shawbrook Bank is set to hire 100 tech workers as it looks to beef up its digital capabilities.

20 October 2021

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Citi TTS appoints global head of digital

Citi's trade and treasury solutions business has appointed Capital One's Naveed Anwar as global head of digital.

19 October 2021

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Digital Pound Foundation launches to promote UK CBDC

An independent forum backed by the likes of Accenture, CGI Group and Ripple has launched to push for the implementation of a digital pound and digital money ecosystem.

14 October 2021

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Stripe recruits for new crypto team

Payments processing company Stripe is branching out into the cryptocurrency space, creating a brand new team of engineers and designers to chart its path in digital assets.

13 October 2021

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FCA staff revolt over Rathi's transformation programme

The Financial Conduct Authority is facing a workface revolt, with staff resorting to unionisation amid anger over proposed pay cuts and chief executive Nikhil Rathi’s transformation plans.

12 October 2021

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SocGen to cut 3700 jobs in merger with Credit du Nord

Societe Generale is to create a new French retail bank through a merger with its unit Credit du Nord, leading to 3700 job losses between 2023 and 2025.

12 October 2021

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Copper hires former chancellor Hammond as special advisor

Former UK chancellor Philip Hammond has joined digital asset custody and trading infrastrucutre vendor Copper as a special advisor.

11 October 2021

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Metro Bank and Atom Bank founder Anthony Thomson moves into BNPL arena

Anthony Thomson, the founder of Metro Bank, Atom Bank and Australia's first neobank 86 400, is stepping into the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space as the new chair of Zip UK.

11 October 2021

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Crosswell promises to learn from past mistakes at the OBIE

Charlotte Crosswell, the new chair of the UK's Open Banking Implementation Entity, has pledged to "learn from past mistakes" as she takes over from former incumbent Imran Gulamhuseinwala, who quit his post last week after an independent investigation found that leadership failures at the OBIE "allowed a culture of bullying and intimidation".

11 October 2021