Terrible Tuesday for Bitcoin as crypto tumbles 20 per cent in just two days with investors fleeing risk June 14, 2022 The price of bitcoin fell by another 10 per cent overnight, hitting an 18-month low of $20,834.70, before recovering to trade around $22,700 by 9am UK time this morning. In sterling terms, bitcoin is now trading around £18,665. Discussing the violent movements with City A.M. this morning, Adrian Lowery, financial analyst at DIY investing platform [...]
Exclusive: Moneyfarm’s rising star CEO on disrupting finance and the M&G deal that got the City talking June 14, 2022 Moneyfarm is a pan-European digital wealth manager with around 80,000 active investors and more than £2.2bn invested on its platform. Until recently it has been better known in Italy than the UK, but this is likely to change very soon, a confident Giovanni Daprà – co-founder and CEO of Moneyfarm – tells City A.M. today. [...]
Molten Ventures poised to slash investment by half after profits jump to £301m June 13, 2022 London-listed venture capital firm Molten Ventures reported a surge in the value of its portfolio in the last 12 months but warned today it was braced for a slowdown in the year ahead as inflation begins to bite.
UK tech investment hits £12.4bn as private firms buck volatility June 12, 2022 The amount of cash pumped into British tech firms surged beyond that of China in the first five months of the year as private British tech firms bucked the volatility that has rocked publicly listed tech stocks.
Coinbase boss hits out at ‘really dumb’ employee plan to oust executives June 12, 2022 The boss of crypto exchange Coinbase has hit out at a group of renegade employees who called for top executives at the firm to be ousted, telling them to “quit and find a company they believe in”.
Klarna boss questions Apple competitive practices after buy-now pay-later move June 12, 2022 The boss of fintech giant Klarna has questioned the competitive practices of Apple after the tech behemoth announced it would push into the buy-now pay-later space this week.
Weekend read: The SPAC bubble is bursting, argues Syz Bank’s investment chief June 11, 2022 With monetary policies tightening, speculative bubbles are bursting one after the other. SPACs are no exception. As a reminder, a SPAC, or Special Purpose Acquisition Company, is a company with no operational activity – an empty shell – that raises funds on the stock market with the sole objective of making an acquisition or acquisitions. [...]
Another one: Zopa Bank enters buy-now pay-later space June 8, 2022 Digital bank Zopa has entered the highly competitive buy-now pay-later (BNPL) space, following suit of tech giant Apple and on the toes of the likes of Klarna.
Female founders face greater risk of equity dilution than men June 8, 2022 Female founders are significantly more vulnerable to the dilutive effects of equity funding than their male counterparts, according to new research from JP Morgan, which shows women, on average, give away much larger stakes in their businesses than men. The UK’s 10,647 female led businesses raised a record £5.05bn in equity investment in 2021, whilst [...]
Yes, people do want Apple’s ‘meat and potato upgrades,’ says analyst June 7, 2022 Apple rolled out a slew of features for payments and business collaboration yesterday. An analyst discusses the changes. Watch the full video report.