Exclusive: Kalifa calls on pension funds to fill fintech growth funding cap January 17, 2022 The author of a major review of UK fintech has called on pension funds to back British entrepreneurs and fill a major growth funding gap in the sector.
Tech leaders double down on digital currency following Lords rebuttal January 14, 2022 Tech bosses have doubled down on calls for a central bank backed digital currency (CBDC) after a report by the house of Lords.
London heads for bumper year of venture capital investment after record 2021 January 13, 2022 London’s is heading for another bumper year of investment after 2021 saw record amounts of venture capital (VC) injected into the capital’s tech firms.
Metaverse launch leads to surge in UK virtual reality investment January 12, 2022 Investment into the UK’s virtual reality sector hit record levels after the launch of the Metaverse in August.
Checkout.com hits $40bn valuation as it raises $1bn for US expansion January 12, 2022 Payments giant Checkout.com has closed a mammoth $1bn funding round as it gears up for a major US expansion, the firm announced today. The funding round values the payments processor at $40bn and places it firmly among Europe’s most valuable fintechs. The latest round was backed by investors including Altimeter, Dragoneer, and the Qatar Investment [...]
Crowdcube faces watchdog investigations over failed fast-food firm January 12, 2022 Crowdfunding platform Crowdcube faces a slew of investigations after a group of investors say it failed to verify a company’s business plans.
Wise stock makes comeback after sudden share dive following Citi note that urged clients to dump fintech January 11, 2022 Shares in fintech company Wise are making a comeback this afternoon after they tumbled in London yesterday afternoon and this morning following an analysts at investment bank Citi urged clients to dump the stock yesterday. The downgrade was driven by analysts batting away Wise’s forecasts for revenue, saying the stock now priced in “excessive long-term [...]
How natural language processing helps investors January 11, 2022 | City Talk Big Data, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, natural language processing (NLP) – for several years, we’ve heard how these technologies will transform investment management. Firms have invested untold capital in research in hopes of converting these trends into added revenue. Yet for many of us, these technologies and what they can bring to the investment [...]
Wise shares show signs of recovery after Citi sparks sell-off January 11, 2022 Wise shares began to regain ground this morning after a sharp a sell-off yesterday saw the stock plummet to its lowest price ever. Shares in the London-based fintech firm fell 2.5% before 9am but recovered to trade up 3% on their opening price. Wise shares plummeted 7% yesterday following guidance from Citi analysts that their [...]
Retail investors flock to sustainability firms January 10, 2022 Retail investors have flocked to ‘cleantech’ and sustainability firms as they look to capitalise on a wave of new entrants to the sector.