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September 1, 2022

Can a four-day week work for fintech?

Critics have said it's a working pattern that's not compatible with financial markets. But is it time for fintech to break the mould?


Amy O'Brien

3 min read

In June this year, 70 companies in the UK began a massive trial involving 3,300 employees to test out the four-day working week. Challenger bank Atom Bank is the largest business among them — and the only bank. It's a working pattern that critics have warned isn't compatible with financial market hours. But last week, Atom released its first set of data on the trial, claiming productivity was up 92%. At the same time, it's on track for its first annual profit this year.

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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

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