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Banking

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For the unbanked and underserved: Pockit

Growth Business caught up with Virraj Jatania, CEO of Pockit, the world's first 99p bank service for a global market of around 4 billion people.

Banking

Are business banking customers missing out on a competition review?

Transparency clearly isn’t in a bank’s economic interests, writes Alex Hunn, founder and chief executive of freemarketfx

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Sign language option to make banking more accessible for the hearing impaired

HSBC and First Direct launch a British Sign Language video relay service in the UK to cater to the deaf community

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British entrepreneurs haven’t had a dedicated bank ‘for 30 years’

Structure of UK banking puts UK entrepreneurs on the back foot compared to counterparts in other markets, according to OakNorth Bank CEO Rishi Khosla.

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More than half prefer new money transfer services to banks 

Fees charged for international money transfers cited as main reason for customers turning away from traditional banking services.

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Funding Circle and Santander lead charge with banking referrals

The high street banking and crowdfunding worlds are coming together to provide SMEs with a different route following a failed loan application.

Banking

Banking on the next generation for finance innovation

As the rate of change in the banking industry accelerates, Holvi founder Kristoffer Lawson shares his thoughts on where there is room to innovate and what this means for next generation banking.

Financial Management

Bank loyalty in question

Deciding to switch banks may feel empowering, but Bobby Lane, a partner at accountancy firm Shelley Stock Hutter, says there may be unintended consequences including an affect on your ability to raise finance.

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Cameron’s £600 million Big Society Bank launched

Prime Minister David Cameron’s long-promised Big Society Bank has launched today under a new name and is to be initially chaired by UK venture capital pioneer Sir Ronald Cohen.

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RBS to sell French factoring wing

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group has agreed to sell RBS Factor to GE Capital.

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Manx Financial on the prowl

Manx Financial is looking for takeovers in insurance and banking as it taps investors for £1.8 million.

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Mobile banking company set for Africa launch

Monitise, whose technology enables banking transactions to be carried out over mobile phones, has secured $1.5 million (£1 million) to expand into Africa.