Oaknorth founder Rishi Khosla: Tall poppy syndrome, Tory rhetoric and why the UK is losing its lustre for fintech June 15, 2023 Rishi Khosla, chief of OakNorth, says the UK needs to celebrate the success of its fintech entrepreneurs
Why Rishi Sunak’s crypto investment quote has the tech industry excited June 13, 2023 When storied Silicon Valley investment firm Andreessen Horowitz made the announcement that it would be setting up a dedicated crypto arm in the UK yesterday – the firm’s first base outside the US – the announcement came with high profile backing: the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. Sunak championed the launch on Twitter and said in [...]
The Notebook: Ian Whittaker is sceptical about AI – plus his take on the Telegraph takeover June 13, 2023 The Notebook is a column where interesting people say interesting things. Today, it’s Ian Whittaker, media analyst and founder of Liberty Sky Advisors Is AI’s biggest benefit its use as a buzzword? BT announced last month it is cutting up to 55,000 jobs as it restructures and stream lines its business. What particularly caught the [...]
Coadec follows Silicon Valley Bank UK and goes for a new look June 12, 2023 On the day that Silicon Valley Bank UK traded in its old branding, the start-up group that helped save it from collapse in March has announced a refresh of its own.
London Tech Week: Sunak and Hunt’s charm offensive was no light touch June 12, 2023 Charlie Conchie, City A.M. investment editor, reflects on day one of London Tech Week. What’s a growth mindset and how can I get one? Solving the UK’s tech investment gap is not just tweaking rules and regulation, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said yesterday, but also “looking at our mindset”. “That’s something I think we need everyone’s [...]
Oaknorth boss: Immigration barriers are threatening the UK’s fintech sector June 12, 2023 A lack of talent is threatening to choke off growth in UK fintech and ministers must do more to open up borders to workers, the boss of digital lender Oaknorth said today.
Rishi Sunak: ‘AI doesn’t respect national borders so Britain must lead on global safety’ June 12, 2023 Artificial intelligence (AI) “does not respect borders” and the UK must lead on drawing up global regulation for the technology, the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, said today. Speaking at London Tech Week this morning, Sunak warned that the adoption of AI would have an impact on employment akin to the “industrial revolution” and said its [...]
Andreessen Horowitz launches London crypto push with first international office June 12, 2023 Storied US venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has revealed plans for a major growth push in the UK today with a first international office in London and a crypto accelerator programme to take place next year.
HSBC launches ‘Innovation Banking’ division housing SVB’s former UK arm June 12, 2023 HSBC has revealed it will launch a new global “Innovation Banking” division today centred on the former UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which it rescued from collapse in March. SVB UK was snapped up for £1 in an eleventh hour deal by HSBC in March after being brought down by a run on [...]
The Notebook: Octavius Black on HR’s ‘Davos’, how to fix low productivity rates and wellbeing June 12, 2023 The Notebook is a column where interesting people say interesting things: today, it’s Octavius Black, CEO of learning platform MindGym, to discuss productivity, wellbeing and workplace culture’s Davos. Big hitters gather to look at HR’s biggest 2023 challenges The floorboards of the Royal Opera House have been trodden by many a global superstar over the [...]