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    • Tuesday, 12 March, 2019
      Wonga compensation claims four times higher than thought

      Treasury select committee calls for better protection for customers

    • Friday, 21 September, 2018
      FT AlphavilleThomas Hale
      How do you solve a problem like Wonga loans?
    • Thursday, 20 September, 2018
      FT MagazineSimon Kuper
      Why we need more politicians like Frank Field

      ‘Because he thinks outside party discipline, he arrives at unconventional conclusions’

    • Tuesday, 4 September, 2018
      Sarah O'Connor
      Wonga’s demise will not set workers free from the labour trap

      Payday lenders did not target the jobless, but low-paid employees in volatile jobs

    • Sunday, 2 September, 2018
      UK companies
      Activists try to close down more high-cost lenders

      Campaign of complaints aimed at hurting peers of collapsed Wonga

    • Friday, 31 August, 2018
      UK companies
      Demise of Wonga leaves behind concern for vulnerable borrowers

      Fate of payday lender could leave gap for less regulated rivals

    • Thursday, 30 August, 2018
      UK companies
      Wonga collapses after surge of customer complaints

      Payday lender files for administration in UK while overseas units continue to trade

    • Thursday, 30 August, 2018
      Claer Barrett
      Wonga woes won’t end the scourge of high-cost credit

      Borrowers with a poor financial history could be driven back towards loan sharks

    • Tuesday, 28 August, 2018
      LexUK companies
      Wonga: decline and fall Premium content

      Claim farmers are seeking new cash cows as the mis-sold PPI window closes

    • Sunday, 26 August, 2018
      Banks
      Wonga considers insolvency after surge in customer complaints

      Payday lender assessing ‘all options’ after surge in compensation payouts

    • Wednesday, 22 August, 2018
      UK mis-selling
      Claims management companies drive rise in payday lender complaints

      As PPI deadline looms, CMCs turn attention elsewhere for income

    • Sunday, 5 August, 2018
      UK companies
      Wonga receives £10m lifeline from investors

      Group struggles to adapt to new rules after years of profits

    • Wednesday, 14 February, 2018
      LombardJonathan Eley
      Dyson should not rule out taking company public over electric cars

      Developing battery-driven vehicles is a complex endeavour but outside help exists

    • Sunday, 9 April, 2017
      Cyber Security
      Wonga warns its borrowers over possible data theft

      Names, addresses and bank account numbers among details that might have been stolen

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2017
      Technology sector
      Wonga to sell profitable Berlin-based BillPay to Klarna

      Swedish group hopes acquisition will consolidate its dominant position in Germany

    • Monday, 16 January, 2017
      Private equity
      Wonga appoints new finance chief from Worldpay
    • Sunday, 4 December, 2016
      UK companies
      Payday lenders still active after UK watchdog’s crackdown

      Loans available from 144 providers despite FCA’s introduction of tough rules

    • Tuesday, 20 September, 2016
      FT AlphavilleEuropean banks
      FT Opening Quote: Emma Walmsley to head GSK
    • Tuesday, 20 September, 2016
      Travel & leisure industry
      GVC poaches from Wonga, looks forward to ‘greater than expected’ growth
    • Tuesday, 23 August, 2016
      World
      Wonga appoints new chief executive for lending
    • Monday, 23 May, 2016
      Instant InsightAndrew Hill
      Axa’s decision to quit tobacco is not as pure as it looks

      Kicking the habit of investing in cigarette makers is hard, writes Andrew Hill

    • Wednesday, 4 May, 2016
      LexFinancial services
      Wonga: reinvention

      How can lender make money without ripping customers off?

    • Wednesday, 4 May, 2016
      UK companies
      Wonga posts record loss during radical overhaul

      Payday lender hit by costs of tighter regulation

    • Wednesday, 4 May, 2016
      World
      Tighter regulation pushes Wonga to record loss
    • Tuesday, 12 April, 2016
      UK consumer credit
      Consumer credit companies shrink after FCA crackdown

      More than 1,400 have left industry since new regulation in 2014

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