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Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan

Banking and fintech correspondent
Sid is the FT's banking and fintech correspondent, covering topics including challenger banks, the future of cash and stablecoins. Prior to this, he covered capital markets, European technology and was a leader writer.
Email Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan @SVR13  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
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  • Thursday, 6 October, 2022
    Mortgages
    Treasury weighs extending UK mortgage scheme to help first-time buyers

    Bank bosses put forward idea at meeting with chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

  • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
    UK business & economy
    Kwarteng to meet UK bank chiefs over mortgage market turmoil

    Chancellor likely to be asked about 8% surcharge on bank profits

  • Tuesday, 4 October, 2022
    Mortgages
    UK lenders to face pressure to cut mortgage rates if markets stabilise

    Average for two-year fixed deal is now 5.97%, up from 5.75% on Monday

  • Saturday, 1 October, 2022
    UK banks
    UK banks set for bumper profits despite mortgage market freeze

    A ‘cha-ching moment’ expected in third-quarter results as City grapples with financial crisis

  • Friday, 30 September, 2022
    News in-depthMortgages
    Inside the breakdown of the UK’s mortgage machine

    Market turmoil sparked by mini-budget saw banks scrambling and 1,688 home loans pulled from shelves

  • Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
    Digital banking
    JPMorgan’s digital bank Chase UK hits 1mn customers

    Digital app’s deposit base of £10bn still trails Goldman Sachs’s Marcus, which has accrued £22bn

  • Tuesday, 27 September, 2022
    Revolut Ltd
    Revolut receives green light to run UK cryptocurrency business

    Fintech group was the final company on the FCA’s temporary register

  • Monday, 26 September, 2022
    Mortgages
    UK lenders pause new mortgages amid market turmoil

    Virgin Money and Skipton among those to suspend loans as wholesale rates whipsaw

  • Monday, 26 September, 2022
    The Future of Money
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    Plus, JPMorgan’s plan to kill the credit card, and Allica Bank hits monthly profitability

  • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
    Jupiter Fund Management PLC
    Jupiter in talks to sell stake in digital bank Starling

    Discussions come as fund manager prepares for restructuring under new chief

  • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
    European banks
    European banks make slow progress on gender diversity

    Nordic lenders do well but numbers are lower in German and Portuguese banks

  • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
    Starling Bank Ltd
    Starling executive wins asthma claim against digital bank

    Employee told she was ‘not a Starling person’

  • Monday, 12 September, 2022
    The Future of Money
    Welcome to the FT’s new fintech newsletter Premium content

    Plus, our scoop on Revolut's business review, code-named Project Prism

  • Sunday, 11 September, 2022
    Technology sector
    Technology start-ups must look beyond scale

    In tough economic times, tech businesses need focus and profitability as well as growth

  • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
    Funding Circle Holdings PLC
    Funding Circle cuts guidance as recession looms

    UK lender’s first-half profits beat expectations but tougher economic outlook weighs on income forecast

  • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
    Revolut Ltd
    Revolut axes graduate jobs as it conducts sweeping costs review

    Fintech in throes of major business review codenamed Project Prism

  • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
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  • Monday, 5 September, 2022
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    UK taxpayer on hook for billions lost on Covid business loans

    Data reveal which banks have the largest exposure to default and fraud under the scheme

  • Monday, 5 September, 2022
    Financial services
    Revolut under pressure from auditors after UK regulators find flaws

    Financial Reporting Council said failures created ‘unacceptably high’ risk of misstatement for $33bn fintech

  • Saturday, 3 September, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Starling questioned by Rees-Mogg on bounceback loan recovery

    UK Brexit opportunities minister asks lender how it plans to recoup sums that may have been fraudulently claimed

  • Saturday, 3 September, 2022
    News in-depthUK banks
    UK banks pile into buy now, pay later in battle with fintechs

    Defensive move to win back young customers despite default risks and increasing regulation

  • Wednesday, 31 August, 2022
    NatWest Group
    NatWest to refund £600,000 to businesses forced to open costly accounts

    UK’s competition watchdog criticises lender over breach of ‘bundling’ rules that affected 700 SMEs

  • Wednesday, 31 August, 2022
    Klarna AB
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    Swedish group’s falling valuation highlights problems facing buy now, pay later sector

  • Tuesday, 30 August, 2022
    Wise
    Wise fined by Abu Dhabi over anti-money laundering failures

    Payment fintech under pressure as economic conditions worsen and chief probed in UK

  • Tuesday, 30 August, 2022
    Cost of living crisis
    Workers cut pension contributions amid cost of living crisis

    Unions warn that inflation is pushing people to reduce or end payments to make ends meet

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