111 results about this entity
Period: 09 Apr 2014 - 01 Aug 2025
News
The UK Government has confirmed a range of measures designed to help challenger banks take on the establishment, including extension of the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) for SMEs, the launch of a new regulatory bank startup unit, and the establishment of a high level advisory group to review banking competition.
01 December 2015
Spanish bank BBVA has ploughed £45 million into the UK's Atom Bank, becoming the largest shareholder in the digital-only startup with a 29.5% stake.
24 November 2015
The 'dinosaurs' of the banking establishment - lumbered with antiquated technology systems and ruinously expensive branches - will be brushed aside by nimble, mobile-led competitors says Anthony Thomson in a hard-hitting speech ahead of the launch of his digital-only challenger Atom Bank.
13 November 2015
Company announcement
Atom Bank, the UK’s first digital bank, has selected SunGard as its integrated treasury and risk management platform.
08 October 2015
Finextra TV
Jonathan Davis, EMEA Managing Director of FIS, explains how the banking industry is shifting to focus on the needs of the customer through innovation, and the risks involved in working with both challenger bank start-ups and traditional banks.
02 October 2015
Atom, the UK’s first bank designed for digital, has chosen Wolters Kluwer Financial Services’ OneSumX Regulatory Reporting solution to manage its U.K. and European Banking Authority regulatory reporting requirements.
24 September 2015
Professor Ray Hudson, Deputy VC and Professor at Durham University, explains the Knowledge Transfer Partnership and how important it is for North Eastern universities to have programmes such as this to retain graduates in the region.
23 September 2015
Anthony Thomson, Chairman of Atom Bank, outlines the issues that traditional banks face today and the complications involved in setting up a challenger bank, like obtaining a licence and sourcing funding.
21 September 2015
Edward Twiddy, chief operations and innovation officer of Atom Bank, describes the depth of the supply chain in the North East of England and how the universities, gaming history and companies from the area all work to create a strong fintech environment.
18 September 2015
Mark Mullen, CEO of Atom Bank, explains the issues that traditional banks face in today’s digital age and what challenges a new bank like Atom faces in trying to stand out and be meaningful in this period of transformation.
16 September 2015
Harriett Baldwin MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, speaking at Atom Bank’s announcement event for its partnership with Durham University, discusses the Knowledge Transfer partnership and how important it is for the UK to be appealing to financial services across the world.
14 September 2015
Digital challenger bank Atom is collaborating with Durham University and the UK government on a research project to develop a new model for retail banking.
02 September 2015
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