OakNorth

Former top regulator Adair Turner to chair OakNorth

Turner hails 'impressive' growth plans at prized listing target

Neobank looks 'to scale robustly' on its way to a possible float

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Rishi Khosla, chief executive of OakNorth

OakNorth’s Rishi Khosla: ‘Our track record isn’t sustainable forever’

Profit and investing for growth ‘don’t have to be mutually exclusive’

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Rishi Khosla, OakNorth’s chief executive and co-founder, said the bank had made an effort to be “conservative” in assessing its preparedness for future lockdowns

Pandemic lending powers up OakNorth profit to £78m

The bank has set aside £5m to cover four loan defaults

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The Kalifa Review has been criticised for failing to pay enough attention to how fintech firms should prioritise the climate crisis and sustainability

Here’s what UK fintech says the Kalifa Review got wrong

Fintech’s ethnic diversity and gender disparity issues are not addressed in the review at all

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JPMorgan funding £500m in mortgage deals through LendInvest

It follows similar deals with other global banks, including HSBC, Citigroup and National Australia Bank

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Inside Monzo’s journey on mental health: The long road ahead for fintech

Monzo founder Tom Blomfield’s candid remarks have sparked a broader discussion

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Japanese bank SMBC takes $30m stake in UK challenger OakNorth

The deal is at a discount to OakNorth’s overall valuation, compared to its most recent $440m financing round by SoftBank

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Challenger banks’ crusade to rescue balance sheets ahead of next reporting season

Finding ways to put balance sheet capacity to work will be a big focus for neo-banks in the run up to their next round of financial reporting

Old Street Roundabout, the centre of London's high tech web sector, commonly known as Silicon Roundabout

SoftBank-backed OakNorth mulls takeovers as fintech peers reel from funding collapse

The fintech firm is keeping its ear to the ground for acquisition opportunities