25/02/2002

Online bank Egg slashes pre-tax losses

Internet bank Egg has revealed it reached its breakeven target for the October to December period.

The company also slashed its pre-tax losses by £67 million to £88 million in 2001 as well as reporting a 103 per cent rise in operating income. The bank's income also reached £189 million compared with £93 million a year earlier.

While the company is currently developing its international business in France through the acquisition of Zebank and associated distribution partnerships, it has also entered a deal with the software giant Microsoft to offer digital payments services to Hotmail users in the UK.

However Egg's expansion plan relies on support from investors who had been keen to see strong performance in the UK towards the end of 2001 before investing more in Egg's international business.

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