Revolut's UK lending push is a ‘watershed’ moment. Can it take on the big banks?
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A consumer fintech with Revolut’s distribution leaning hard into UK lending is a direct shot at banks’ most defensible profit pool. If you’re a legacy lender, assume fee-based products are no longer enough—credit risk, data, and UX now have to be managed as one system.
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