Inside the Bank of London, the unicorn that had an ‘immediate’ need for cash

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19 September 2024 by Akila Quinio, Ortenca Aliaj and Robert Smith in London

In December 2021, the Bank of London unveiled a glitzy US headquarters in New York. It was part of a global expansion for the start-up bank founded by former Barclays executive Anthony Watson, which boasted former Goldman Sachs heavyweight

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