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By: Samuel Norman

Senior City Reporter Samuel is a Senior City Reporter covering banking and fintech as well as stories on capital markets and economics. He also leads on CityAM's morning liveblog from 7am everyday. He has previously written for the Daily Mail and The i Paper and worked for Sky News as an election stringer. He enjoys writing in-depth analysis of major blue-chip firms and start-ups and also industry trends. He can be contacted at [email protected] and posts on LinkedIn and X at x.com/samnormanwrites.

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  • British fintech unicorn OakNorth acquires US community bank

    March 17, 2025

    OakNorth, the British digital banking unicorn, has acquired a US community bank as it eyes overseas expansion.  The firm announced on Monday it had agreed on a stock-for-stock transaction for Michigan-based Community Unity Bank (CUB).  The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and follows the Federal Reserve and New York State Department of Financial Services [...]

  • Phoenix Group shares soar after upgrading outlooks

    March 17, 2025

    Shares in Phoenix Group rallied over six per cent on Monday morning after the firm smashed its cash generation target and upgraded its future guidance. The FTSE 100 company, which owns insurer Standard Life, recorded a 31 per cent increase in operating profit for 2024, which hit £825m. The group met its 2026 target of [...]

  • Over half of business leaders expect a recession this year 

    March 17, 2025

    Business leaders’ confidence is at a “crossroads” just weeks ahead of the Government’s tax hikes kicking in, according to fresh research. BCG’s Centre for Growth surveyed 1,500 bosses in its “State of UK Business” report and found 57 per think a recession is likely this year. This follows Friday’s release from the Office for National [...]

  • City regulator considering scrapping £100 contactless limit 

    March 14, 2025

    The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced on Friday it was looking for opinions on scrapping the contactless card limit and whether changes could benefit the UK economy. The current cap prohibits customers from making contactless card payments of more than £100 – however, the rule is set for review in a bid to boost growth.  [...]

  • Vanquis shares plunge as complaints costs soar

    March 14, 2025

    Specialist lender Vanquis Banking Group said its “turnaround” was “on track” in its annual results despite suffering a loss in 2024. The Bradford-based lender reported a £34.8m loss, a drastic drop from its pre-tax profit of £17.3m in 2023. The cost of dealing with complaints related to the company’s historic lending practices soared and took [...]

  • Reeves to announce £2bn defence boost to secure more orders from allies

    March 14, 2025

    The government has pledged an extra £2bn to support UK defence exporters in a bid to unlock more orders from international allies.  This increases the lending capacity of the UK Export Finance’s (UKEF), the country’s official export credit agency, to £10bn.  The UKEF’s Direct Lending scheme provides loans to other countries, which allow them to [...]

  • Reeves told to scrap ‘jobs tax’ after headline figures questioned

    March 12, 2025

    A fresh row has erupted just weeks before Rachel Reeves‘ national insurance tax hike comes into effect after the Treasury’s headline figures were scrutinized. When announcing her 1.2 per cent hike to employers’ national insurance contributions (NIC) at the Autumn Budget, Reeves said it would raise “£25bn per year by the end of the forecast period.”  [...]

  • Number of AIM-listed firms sinks to lowest level since 2001

    March 11, 2025

    The number of companies on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) has sunk to its lowest level since 2001 after a blitz exodus in the last 12 months.  71 companies departed London’s junior stock exchange since February 2024, according to data from UHY Hacker Young.  The number of IPOs also fell to their lowest levels since [...]

  • FTSE 100 and European markets steady ‘Trump Slump’

    March 11, 2025

    Calm briefly returned to global markets on Tuesday morning after an aggressive sell-off on Monday triggered by President Trump’s comments over the weekend. What investors had previously hoped to be a ‘Trump Bump’ turned into a ‘Trump Slump’ after the President’s failure to dismiss recession fears spooked markets. The FTSE 100 was broadly flat Tuesday morning after [...]

  • City group in talks over AIM transformation plan

    March 10, 2025

    A group of City executives and financiers has cooked up an audacious plan to revamp the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The group, led by former London fintech boss Jon Prideaux, want to rebrand and relaunch the junior index as the ‘Global Growth Exchange,’ according to a presentation seen by Reuters.  The plan would allow new [...]

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