Fintech Takes the UK by Storm

The scene is straight out of the cliché: Bean bags litter communal areas, along with Xbox One consoles and an old-school gumball machine. Tiny basketballs fly through the air with alarming frequency, shot through nets on the walls as telephone calls are made via headsets and smart watches.
Plaid shirts, jeans and a desultory attitude toward shaving are de rigueur. Shoes are apparently optional, even more so at 4 p.m. on this iron-gray Friday, when the beer cabinet is unlocked and bottles of
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