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November 27, 2025

Truelayer CEO on layoffs and new products: ‘We had to right-size the company’

Francesco Simoneschi claims things are looking up for the company following a bruising 2024

Tom Matsuda

3 min read

TrueLayer is drawing up plans for new credit and agentic payment products as the UK-based fintech makes a wider push for profitability. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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