Damisola Sulaiman

Damisola Sulaiman is Sifted's fintech reporter, based in London. She writes Sifted's weekly Fintech newsletter . You can find her on LinkedIn

Thought Machine just hit $100m ARR. Its CEO wants to double it before going public
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Interview
July 6, 2026
Thought Machine just hit $100m ARR. Its CEO wants to double it before going public
The banking infrastructure provider has joined Revolut in the 2028 IPO queue
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Starling Bank to cut 130 jobs amid AI push
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July 3, 2026
Starling Bank to cut 130 jobs amid AI push
The London-based neobank’s profits dipped last year
Damisola Sulaiman
Klarna wins $1.97bn antitrust lawsuit against Google
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July 1, 2026
Klarna wins $1.97bn antitrust lawsuit against Google
Tech giant found to have given its own shopping services preferential treatment over independents
Damisola Sulaiman
SumUp launches consumer account paying users to shop small
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July 1, 2026
SumUp launches consumer account paying users to shop small
The London-based scaleup is the latest large fintech to expand into everyday banking
Damisola Sulaiman
How Revolut alumni are spreading its ‘bet factory’ model
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June 30, 2026
How Revolut alumni are spreading its ‘bet factory’ model
A growing number of ex-Revoluters are building companies designed to spin up new products the way Europe's biggest fintech does
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Revolut dials back remote work for graduates
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June 26, 2026
Revolut dials back remote work for graduates
The fintech giant has long held a ‘remote-first’ approach for all employees
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N26 hits profitability following leadership shakeup
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June 25, 2026
N26 hits profitability following leadership shakeup
The German neobank had a rocky 2025 with management and regulatory issues
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'Europe needs this revolution': How Revolut People is selling Silicon Valley's performance culture
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Interview
June 24, 2026
'Europe needs this revolution': How Revolut People is selling Silicon Valley's performance culture
Head of the fintech giant’s B2B talent platform breaks down Nik Storonsky’s vision
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How these fintech founders crowdfunded €8m in less than an hour
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Interview
June 22, 2026
How these fintech founders crowdfunded €8m in less than an hour
Green digital bank Green-Got broke Crowdcube’s fastest fundraise record
Damisola Sulaiman
Cleo employees allege toxic workplace culture: ‘Directionless and deeply unhappy’
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June 19, 2026
Cleo employees allege toxic workplace culture: ‘Directionless and deeply unhappy’
Employee interviews, internal Slack messages and public reviews reveal questionable culture
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What it actually takes to be a top performer at Revolut
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Explainer
June 16, 2026
What it actually takes to be a top performer at Revolut
Europe’s most valuable startup has a highly coveted peak performance tier
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Pleo lays off 50 employees in latest round of cuts
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June 12, 2026
Pleo lays off 50 employees in latest round of cuts
Job cuts were reportedly concentrated on engineering and data roles.
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Revolut product blitz curbed by European authorities
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June 10, 2026
Revolut product blitz curbed by European authorities
Restrictions were reportedly placed on the fintech giant last summer
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'Priority zero': Revolut doubles down on business banking ahead of IPO
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June 10, 2026
'Priority zero': Revolut doubles down on business banking ahead of IPO
Sifted sat down with the fintech giant’s general manager for businesses
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Wise alumni raise $2m pre-seed for AI tax startup
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June 10, 2026
Wise alumni raise $2m pre-seed for AI tax startup
Record OS has opened up to the public after building out its B2B offering
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Agentic payments startups to watch, according to VCs
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Investor survey
June 9, 2026
Agentic payments startups to watch, according to VCs
Meet the companies laying the groundwork for the agentic economy
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Revolut’s elusive cofounder steps back
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June 4, 2026
Revolut’s elusive cofounder steps back
Outgoing CTO Vlad Yatsenko was the first employee at Europe’s biggest fintech
Damisola Sulaiman and Martin Coulter
Why mobile is becoming the next front in Europe’s superapp race
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Analysis
June 2, 2026
Why mobile is becoming the next front in Europe’s superapp race
Monzo is the latest fintech to launch phone plans
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AI-powered finance startup Gradient Labs doubles Series A to $26m
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June 1, 2026
AI-powered finance startup Gradient Labs doubles Series A to $26m
The company was founded by former engineers in Monzo’s AI team
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Moneybox races to offer AI-powered financial advice — if regulators allow it
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May 26, 2026
Moneybox races to offer AI-powered financial advice — if regulators allow it
London-based wealthtech seeks regulatory approval within the next nine months
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After struggling to secure a financial adviser, this founder built her own
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May 21, 2026
After struggling to secure a financial adviser, this founder built her own
London-based Count just raised £830k in seed funding
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Balderton-backed payments startup Primer raises $100m Series C
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May 20, 2026
Balderton-backed payments startup Primer raises $100m Series C
The London-based fintech is doubling down on AI in payments
Damisola Sulaiman
Inside fintech’s big aaS pivot
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Analysis
May 19, 2026
Inside fintech’s big aaS pivot
Starling, Bunq and Bitpanda have all launched as-a-service plays
Damisola Sulaiman
Monzo profits soar amid European expansion
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May 19, 2026
Monzo profits soar amid European expansion
The fintech giant has been expanding across the region
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Damisola Sulaiman

Thought Machine just hit $100m ARR. Its CEO wants to double it before going public

Starling Bank to cut 130 jobs amid AI push

Klarna wins $1.97bn antitrust lawsuit against Google

SumUp launches consumer account paying users to shop small

How Revolut alumni are spreading its ‘bet factory’ model

Revolut dials back remote work for graduates

N26 hits profitability following leadership shakeup

'Europe needs this revolution': How Revolut People is selling Silicon Valley's performance culture

How these fintech founders crowdfunded €8m in less than an hour

Cleo employees allege toxic workplace culture: ‘Directionless and deeply unhappy’

What it actually takes to be a top performer at Revolut

Pleo lays off 50 employees in latest round of cuts

Revolut product blitz curbed by European authorities

'Priority zero': Revolut doubles down on business banking ahead of IPO

Wise alumni raise $2m pre-seed for AI tax startup

Agentic payments startups to watch, according to VCs

Revolut’s elusive cofounder steps back

Why mobile is becoming the next front in Europe’s superapp race

AI-powered finance startup Gradient Labs doubles Series A to $26m

Moneybox races to offer AI-powered financial advice — if regulators allow it

After struggling to secure a financial adviser, this founder built her own

Balderton-backed payments startup Primer raises $100m Series C

Inside fintech’s big aaS pivot

Monzo profits soar amid European expansion