Last week, reports emerged suggesting Lloyds Banking Group was aiming to reinvent itself as “the UK’s biggest fintech”.
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March 10, 2026
Lloyds wants to be the UK’s biggest fintech. Are legacy banks ready to fight back?
European incumbents are feeling the pressure a decade into the fintech boom
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