Tag: job losses in banking sector

Softbank-backed fintech startup Kabbage furloughs staff; closes Bangalore office

Softbank-backed American online small business lender Kabbage is furloughing a “significant number” of its 500-strong US team. It is also completely closing down its office in Bangalore, and executive staff is taking a “considerable” pay cut, according to a report by TechCrunch. The company CEO Rob Frohwein has cited, “economic fallout of this virus has…

HSBC to cut 35,000 jobs after missing pre-tax profit expectations

HSBC (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) Holdings Plc recently announced that the bank will witness a major overhaul that would reduce the number of staff to 200,000 from 235,000 over the next three years.  The announcement comes after the bank reported that it has missed the pre-tax profit expectations after the bank took a…

JPMorgan to cut hundreds of jobs across consumer unit

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is planning to dismiss hundreds of employees from its consumer unit in an attempt to rein in costs. According to a Livemint report citing unidentified sources, the bank plans to notify the affected employees on February 6 and the job loss will be scattered across divisions. JP’s consumer unit houses deposits,…