Thames Water revises five-year business plan following criticism from regulator Ofwat over cost-efficiency | City A.M. April 1, 2019 Thames Water has submitted its revised five-year business plan after regulator Ofwat slammed the company for failing to meet cost-efficiency standards. The utility firm said it today handed over an improved plan, which includes commitments to reduce combined bills by 1.3 per cent an increase base cost efficiency by 22.5 per cent per customer. Read [...]
DEBATE: Is Apple’s launch of a credit card a good idea for the tech giant? | City A.M. April 1, 2019 Is Apple’s launch of a credit card a good idea for the tech giant? Andrew Mitchell, vice president at JCB, says YES. Despite the steady growth of Apple Pay, it’s relatively early for Apple in the payments sphere. However, this product could be a catalyst, strengthening Apple’s position in financial services as well as reviving [...]
Cambridge sees off likes of Oxford, Coventry and Bristol to be crowned the top city for UK innovation | City A.M. December 8, 2018 Cambridge has been crowned the UK’s most innovate city, according to a new ranking that underlines the area’s current scientific and technologic boom. Famed for being the birthplace of the reflecting telescope, IVF, hovercrafts and iris recognition, the university city has topped a new innovation index released today by MHP global. According to the data, [...]
Blockchain and the unchanging face of motorsport November 27, 2018 SINCE its first competitive race in the early 19th century, motorsport has become one of the most popular sports in the world; attracting millions of fans from more than 194 countries all looking to benefit from the exhilarating, emotional experience of the track. However, despite its popularity and the advancement of different technologies impacting various [...]
Blockchain collaborators envision a new digital token standard for shares November 21, 2018 | Sponsored Right now, there is a shift from public token offerings to regulated token offerings, often in the form of equity tokens. A number of blockchain companies around the world are busy creating their own digital standards for tokenised corporate shares. David Siegel, Chairman of 20|30, a start-up in the FCA sandbox that is testing the [...]
MJAC & Crypto Compare London: Showcasing leaders of the blockchain industry November 21, 2018 | Sponsored MJAC on November 30th will see a host of key industry players discussing and debating the hot topics within the blockchain and cryptocurrency spheres. Obi Nwosu, Coinfloor’s CEO, and Nick Chong of Liquid by Quoine will deliver the two keynote speeches. Claire Wells and Marieke Flament from Circle will discuss Opportunities and Threats for the [...]
Crypto A.M. shines its Spotlight on CityBlock Capital November 21, 2018 | Sponsored This year has been a tumultuous year for cryptocurrency markets, but here on Wall Street, blockchain technology and the development of a regulatory compliant, digital asset ecosystem is moving full steam ahead. Over the past several months, the London Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and Fidelity have all announced plans to launch digital [...]
Applying Blockchain? Don’t waste your time! November 13, 2018 Blockchain is the flavour of the month and is a technology that sits in the eye of a monumental hypestorm. It’s all the rage, and no corporate wants to miss out on the excitement. In some views, blockchain is the cure to all problems facing IT (or even society overall!), and should be applied liberally [...]