British venture capital investing trends in the tech sector
The tech sector thrived in Q1 2017, so we’ve broken down the first quarter’s results with an infographic detailing how the British venture capital investing was done.
SME banking app Tide cashes in $14m investment from Spotify investor
Tide, an SME banking app, has secured a $14m Series A investment from Spotify and iZettle investor Creandum and fintech fund Anthemis.
Fiserv bids £70m for UK tech firm Monitise – three years after £1bn market cap
Financial services company Fiserv has stepped in to table a £70m offer for troubled technology business Monitise, after share price erosion of 96 per cent in three years.
An insider account of a trade mission to Australia
Michael Hufton, CEO of ingage, recounts his tale of joining an 11-day government trade mission to the farthest corner of the globe.
Hiring plans reveal the finance sector is bored with Brexit
The hiring plans of the finance sector is the primary reason London has seen a 17 per cent month-on-month increase in available jobs, a Morgan McKinley Financial Services report explained.
Turning the fintech Tide – A hassle-free bank account for SMEs?
It takes a lot for me to get even mildly excited about a bank these days. But a bank that ‘just works’ for an SME stays out of the way, and doesn’t issue time fines or patronise you? Now that’s a little different.
Royal Bank of Scotland opens HQ doors to Edinburgh’s burgeoning fintech community
A year after the launch of Entrepreneurial Spark at the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Edinburgh-based headquarters, the hub has opened its doors to the fintech community.
Automotive finance can’t afford to ignore the fintech revolution
Fintech’s dramatic impact and the constant march of innovation has overhauled nearly all aspects of the sector, from accountancy to investment banking – as well as automotive finance.
One Paris campaign is trying to get your staff to “try the frogs”
“Tired of the fog? Try the frogs! Choose Paris La Defense,” a new French campaign will say in its endeavour to attract British talent.
Rebuilding the financial services industry takes the best of both
The financial services sector is broken. However, it is not broke. It still generates enormous revenue, but it does so within a system that is quickly becoming unsustainable.