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BR Shetty’s Finablr confirms its stock market debut in London

INDIAN business tycoon BR Shetty 's Finablr today (16) confirmed its plans to float its shares on London Stock Exchange (LSE).  

The United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company revealed last week that it was considering a stock market debut in the British capital.  


The payments and foreign exchange company added that the final offer price would be fixed after a book binding process, with the listing expected next month.  

Shetty’s payments firm previously said it aimed to raise more than £153 million from a stock market float in London. 

The firm also plans to sell at least 25 per cent of its equity. 

The company intends to raise a total of about $500m (£382.22m) from the offering, Reuters quoted sources as saying. 

Shetty founded Finablr in 2018 to combine his currency and money transfer businesses such as UAE Exchange Centre, Xpress Money, and Travelex under one brand.  

Shetty, who owns 91 per cent stake in Finablr and serves as co-chairman of the business. 

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  • England and Wales recorded a net increase of 723 retail premises in 2025.
  • More than 6,000 retail units have disappeared from local communities since 2020.
  • London saw the biggest five-year decline, losing 1,266 retail premises.

Britain’s struggling high streets may finally be showing early signs of stabilisation, with new figures suggesting retail openings are beginning to outpace closures again in several parts of the country.

According to analysis of Valuation Office Agency data by tax advisory firm Ryan, England and Wales ended 2025 with 507,810 retail premises in operation. That represented a net increase of 723 stores compared with the previous year, the equivalent of more than 13 additional retail units opening each week.

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