Capital One Financial is a U.S.-based bank holding company specializing in credit cards, home loans, and auto loans. It acquired ING Direct and HSBC's U.S. credit card portfolio in recent years. Capital One UK is the company's UK credit card lender with 2 million customers, based in Nottingham and London with outsourced processes including finance. Like other lenders, it was heavily impacted by the 2008/2009 crisis and significantly cut costs and marketing. The CFO discusses leading change as a business recovers, focusing on strategy, financial discipline, culture, and investing in talent to enable business investments while maintaining controls.