Revolut scraps US merger plans in favour of push for standalone licence

UK-headquartered fintech had hoped to secure a banking charter through buying an American lender

Posted on Friday January 23, 2026

EU green rules fail to boost funds’ ESG credentials, research finds

SFDR also did not boost flows to more sustainable funds, say academics

Posted on Friday January 23, 2026

Flatter Trump or fight him? Smart billionaires do both

Good relations with the US commander-in-chief are more than a nice-to-have

Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Trump sues JPMorgan and CEO Dimon for $5bn over debanking

US president claims lender unfairly closed his accounts for political reasons

Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

JPMorgan boosts Dimon’s pay to record $43mn

Long-serving chief executive of largest US bank paid $1.5mn in base salary and $41.5mn bonus

Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Trump’s tariff ‘shock regime’ tests Wall Street’s mettle

US president backed off his threat of new duties on European economies after market tumult

Posted on Friday January 23, 2026

‘Waiting for the king’: how Trump dominated Davos

Elite business forum draws record attendance but US president’s foreign policy fuels tension and walkouts

Posted on Friday January 23, 2026

Is liberal democracy in terminal decline?

The old system worked under a set of conditions that are no longer present

Posted on Friday January 23, 2026

Revolut scraps US merger plans in favour of push for standalone licence

UK-headquartered fintech had hoped to secure a banking charter through buying an American lender

Posted on Friday January 23, 2026

‘I am just so tired of Trump’: Greenland on alert as US hovers

Anxiety and patriotism swirl as details of a ‘future deal’ touted by Donald Trump trickle out

Posted on Friday January 23, 2026