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Image for Bank of England orders review of Revolut product approvals, FT reports
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Bank of England orders review of Revolut product approvals, FT reports

Oct 27 (Reuters) - The Bank of England has ordered a review of Revolut’s product approval processes,...

27th October, 2026

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Britain seeks to break Apple's grip on contactless payments

By Paul Sandle LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator said on Tuesday it was see...

20th October, 2026

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Google Cloud outage in UK eases after impacting digital banks, public sector websites

By Anhata Rooprai Oct 20 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google said on Tuesday its cloud services in the UK...

20th October, 2026

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Second-hand clothing app Vinted purges suspected stolen goods after France riots

By Anna Peverieri Oct 19 (Reuters) - Vinted, an app for buying and selling second-hand clothing, sai...

19th October, 2026

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Revolut aims to become global tech company beyond banking, CEO says

By Elvira Pollina TURIN, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Revolut plans to move beyond financial services and devel...

9th October, 2026

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Revolut's rise to become Europe's $115 billion big bank rival

By Lawrence White and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Revolut has risen to become Europ...

5th October, 2026

Image for European payments groups join forces to challenge US dominance
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European payments groups join forces to challenge US dominance

By Jesús Aguado, Elizabeth Howcroft and Valentina Za MADRID/PARIS/MILAN, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Europea...

30th September, 2026

Image for Exclusive-Bridgepoint, Astorg consider £2 billion-plus Fenergo sale, sources say
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Exclusive-Bridgepoint, Astorg consider £2 billion-plus Fenergo sale, sources say

By Amy-Jo Crowley LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Bridgepoint and Astorg are considering selling Fenergo...

28th September, 2026

Image for Revolut wins conditional US banking license
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Revolut wins conditional US banking license

By Tatiana Bautzer Sept 3 (Reuters) - British fintech Revolut said on Thursday it has received condi...

3rd September, 2026

Image for Britain plans new Bank of England objective to support payments innovation
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Britain plans new Bank of England objective to support payments innovation

Aug 26 (Reuters) - The British government plans to give the Bank of England a new "secondary objecti...

26th August, 2026

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UK's Revolut gets French bank licence in European expansion drive

By Elizabeth Howcroft and Inti Landauro PARIS, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Britain's Revolut said on Monday i...

10th August, 2026

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US regulator rejects Dutch fintech Bunq's application for national bank charter

Aug 7 (Reuters) - Dutch fintech Bunq said on Friday that the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the C...

7th August, 2026