Why one San Fran fintech snubbed Nasdaq for the London Stock Exchange January 30, 2024 Boku is a San-Francisco founded fintech that bucked the trend to float in London in 2017. Charlie Conchie asks its new chief how life has been on the beleaguered London Stock Exchange.
Buy Natwest shares – not just crypto, City minister tells young investors January 26, 2024 Younger retail investors should back the British stock market and buy shares in Natwest rather than just pumping cash into cryptocurrency, the City minister has told City A.M.’s new Bonds & Ballots podcast.
London faces yet another exit as listed fintech extends takeover talks January 24, 2024 London-listed fintech Equals Group has extended a ‘put-up-or-shut-up’ deadline for a takeover today as it mulls whether to become the latest firm to leave London’s markets this year.
I was ‘institutionalised’ at Barclays – now I’m free to innovate, says former chief executive January 18, 2024 Charlie Conchie interviews the biggest movers and shakers in tech, fintech and financial services. This week, it’s former Barclays chief executive and 10x Banking founder Antony Jenkins.
Wise hikes profit guidance as customers sending cash overseas surges again January 16, 2024 Money transfer firm Wise reported another boost in the amount of customers pinging cash overseas today as it continued to feel the lift of rising interest rates in the final three months of the year.
Andreessen Horowitz backs London insurance start-up to shrug off UK venture woes January 11, 2024 Silicon Valley giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has thrown its weight behind London insurance tech Hyperexponential today in a deal that shrugs off the gloom gripping the UK’s venture capital market.
After a difficult 2023, outlook for online trading platforms brightens as retail investors return January 8, 2024 A number of trading platforms recorded exceptionally good years in 2021 and 2022 as people locked at home during Covid with nothing to spend money on took a punt on an increasingly volatile market.
Plus500 share price rises after trading surge helps firm end 2023 on a high note January 8, 2024 Across the year as whole, the fintech announced around $350m in shareholder returns, split between dividends and share buybacks.
From a £600m profit to a £1bn loss: The investors who made the most from London-listed firms this year December 31, 2023 The co-founder of fintech Wise has emerged as the top gainer in London's public markets this year, with an average daily gain of over £1.6m.
Fintech firms face ‘growing skills gap’ in 2024, warns top chief December 28, 2023 The UK’s fintech sector faces a “growing gap” in talent next year as the demand for digital skills continues to outstrip supply, a top industry chief has warned.