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Jan 16, 2025 | 
kpmg.com | Karim Haji
Get the latest KPMG thought leadership directly to your individual personalised dashboard Q4 2024 marked the eighth quarter in a row where lenders reported a rise in mortgage defaults Q4 2024 marked eighth quarter in a row where lenders reported a rise in mortgage defaults Karim Haji, Global and UK Head of Financial Services at KPMG, comments on today’s Q4 Credit Conditions survey from the Bank of England: “These latest figures mark the eighth quarter in a row where lenders have reported a...
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
kpmg.com | YouTube. Opens |Karim Haji
Karim Haji, Global and UK Head of Financial Services at KPMG, comments on today’s Money and Credit statistical release from the Bank of England (for September): “September’s drop in borrowing suggests that softening headline and consumer price inflation, and hopes of further interest rate cuts, could be easing cost of living concerns for households.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
kpmg.com | YouTube. Opens |Karim Haji
KPMG in the UK›Media›Press Releases›76% of UK financial services chiefs will increase office attendance in the next 12 monthsMore than three quarters (76%) of financial services leaders across the UK are planning to increase office attendance in the next 12 months, according to new research from KPMG UK*.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
inkl.com | Karim Haji |Sarah Coles |Hargreaves Lansdown
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
kpmg.com | Karim Haji
Get the latest KPMG thought leadership directly to your individual personalised dashboardOne month until the Chancellor’s first Budget and three quarters of financial services leaders are bracing for an impact on their business.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
kpmg.com | Karim Haji
Get the latest KPMG thought leadership directly to your individual personalised dashboardKarim Haji, Global and UK Head of Financial Services at KPMG, comments on today’s Money and Credit data from the Bank of England (for July). Karim Haji, Global and UK Head of Financial Services at KPMG.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
kpmg.com | Karim Haji
Get the latest KPMG thought leadership directly to your individual personalized dashboardKPMG’s Pulse of FintechKPMG’s Pulse of FintechHome›Media›Press releases›Global fintech investment falls to $51.9 billion, but deal volume offers optimismAmericas attracts the lion’s share of fintech investment in H1’24—with $36 billionPayments accounted for the largest proportion of fintech investment in H1’24, attracting $21.4 billion.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
ffnews.com | Lauren Towner |Anton Ruddenklau |Karim Haji
The first six months of 2024 were challenging for the fintech market globally amid the high interest rate environment and the significant amount of global geopolitical uncertainty. Total global fintech investment—including VC, PE, and M&A deal value—fell from $62.3 billion across 2,287 deals in H2’23 to $51.9 billion across 2,255 deals in H1’24.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
kpmg.com | Karim Haji
Get the latest KPMG thought leadership directly to your individual personalised dashboard Karim Haji, Global and UK Head of Financial Services at KPMG comments on today’s Bank of England money and credit data Karim Haji, Global and UK Head of Financial Services at KPMG Karim Haji, Global and UK Head of Financial Services at KPMG, comments on today’s Money and Credit data from the Bank of England (for June): “The slight dip in consumer borrowing in June reflects the fact that the more positive...
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
kpmg.com | Karim Haji
Two thirds of UK financial services leaders more optimistic about the sector’s future growth and global standing under the new government. Most leaders are planning to increase their presence outside London in the next five years, with more than half opening new offices outside the capital. Majority are confident on business growth and profitability this quarter but cite attracting overseas talent and innovation as critical to the sector’s future.
