SoftBank-backed British fintech firm OakNorth leans towards US IPO

SoftBank-backed British fintech firm OakNorth leans towards US IPO

Rishi Khosla, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of OakNorth Bank chats during an interview with Reuters at his office in central London, Britain October 20, 2016. Picture taken October 20, 2016. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

OakNorth is leaning towards the United States for a prospective stock market listing, as the British bank considers ways to grow in the world’s largest economy, including securing a local U.S. financial licence, chief executive Rishi Khosla told Reuters.