UK banking startups turning to deposit funding
Regulators in talks with about 20 firms seeking to take deposits, more than the total approved in past 3 years
London
AS Europe's largest banks discourage new deposits, a score of British startup lenders see them as more crucial than ever.
Banks in talks with regulators for bank licences in Britain are reworking their plans to rely even more on funding from deposits than from wholesale markets after the country voted to leave the European Union in June, according to a person familiar with the matter. That's in contrast with Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and HSBC Holdings plc, which are discouraging some depositors as low and negative interest rates across Europe squeeze profitability.
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