Wise hikes guidance as customers shift £27bn across borders October 18, 2022 Money transfer firm Wise has hiked its guidance for the year after a surge in cross border transactions boosted profits in the second quarter of the year.
Titanic Technology, where the fun never Ends October 14, 2022 | Sponsored It was Benjamin Franklin who said: “nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. In addition to that I can add another certainty – the lack of quality IT developers in the Financial Technology landscape. Blessed is the geek, for they shall inherit if not the earth, then a hefty salary, possible [...]
Kids’ finance app GoHenry bags £50m cash injection October 13, 2022 Kids’ finance app GoHenry revealed it had bagged $55m in fresh funding today as it looks to fuel its expansion across Europe.
Greensill insolvency earns administrators £34m October 13, 2022 The collapse of the disgraced supply chain finance firm Greensill Capital has earned its administrators £34m in fees and expenses, according to reports.
Fintechs are failing on financial inclusion, says commission chair October 12, 2022 Fintech firms are not widening the net to struggling consumers as they battle a cost of living crisis this year, the chair of the Financial Inclusion Commission has warned.
The 30 rising dealmaking stars – but only one of them is a woman October 11, 2022 A NEW ranking of London’s ‘rising star’ public market dealmakers includes only one women in its list of the capital’s top 30 youngsters. The list, compiled by financial intelligence firm MergerLinks, is based on the size of deals and their perceived financial complexity. Goldman Sachs’ Cara Pazdon is the only woman on the list. The City has [...]
Plus500 set to sail past targets as profit hits £369m October 11, 2022 Trading firm Plus500 said it expected to sail past profit guidance for the year today on the back of surge in trading activity as investors looked to profit from market volatility.
3 Great Tech Roles To Apply For This Week October 10, 2022 Looking for a new job in tech? The UK is expected to add nearly 15,000 technology-related jobs this year, according to a recent report from the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), a nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce. The report also states that there are already two million tech workers across [...]
Tax credit experts Adsum: Firms can’t wait for Truss to solve problems – pursuing digital transformation is key October 7, 2022 With Liz Truss’ government looking to kickstart the economy through low taxes and deregulation, City A.M. sat down with the head of a fintech tax credit specialist, to find out how businesses can overcome challenges. Co-Founder and Director at Adsum, Freddie Digby, spoke at length about the challenges facing UK businesses at present, and while [...]
Exclusive: UK data-driven lender Channel launches £300m plan for fintech SMEs October 6, 2022 A data-driven lending firm has launched a new £300m funding plan for fintechs SMEs. A third of the UK-based Channel Capital Advisors’ £300m shot-in-the-arm will be released immediately, City A.M. can exclusively reveal. The fund, which has backing from global investors, will support digital lending fintech platforms that need cash to finance their loans to [...]