UK must pursue overseas tech talent, says start-up body September 8, 2022 A leading start-up body has championed the flow of overseas talent into the UK’s technology sector today as new figures showed that nearly one in five UK tech firms had a foreign founder.
Terrible Thursday for Darktrace as shares nosedive by 25 per cent after private equity walks away September 8, 2022 Darktrace share price jumped sharply on reports last month that it is in talks with private equity fund Thoma Bravo, although no figure was attributed to the discussions. However, this morning it was confirmed that these talks had ended with no prospect of an offer being made in the near future, although the option was [...]
Nigerian fintech Moove brings 10,000 EVs to Uber’s UK fleet September 1, 2022 Nigerian mobility fintech Moove will bring 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) to Uber’s fleet as part of its EU expansion. Moove will enable Uber London, which is already the greenest city on the platform with 6,000 EVs – to become all-electric by 2025. Founded in 2020 to expand access to vehicle ownership in Nigeria, the fintech [...]
Laybuy to share data with credit agencies as BNPL firms clampdown on borrowing August 31, 2022 Laybuy has become the latest buy-now pay-later firm to commit to sharing customer data with credit rating agencies today as the sector looks to clampdown on vulnerable shoppers taking on unaffordable debt.
Wise hit with £308,000 fine in Abu Dhabi over money laundering failures August 30, 2022 London-listed fintech firm Wise has been slapped with $360,000 (£307,801) fine by Abu Dhabi regulators today after a series of failures in its anti-money laundering controls.
Payments platform Bango snaps up Japanese firm Docomo Digital August 30, 2022 Bango provides a payments platform for firms including Netflix, Britbox and Youtube
Klarna says BNPL can offer ‘better value’ for essentials amidst cost of living crunch August 23, 2022 Klarna has doubled down on the use of buy-now pay-later for essentials like groceries after debt charities and the regulator warned over the promotion of the products amidst a cost of living crunch this year.
Plus500 launches $60.2m share buyback after jump in profits August 17, 2022 FTSE 250 fintech firm Plus500 said its profits had surged to $312.6m in the first six months of the year as it unveiled a bumper buyback programme to put excess cash back in shareholders’ pockets. Bosses said pre-tax profits had jumped to $312.6m in the six months to the end of June, up from $188.7m [...]
Half of UK tech firms need greater support to scale, says report August 10, 2022 Half of the UK’s technology companies are lacking in the support necessary to scale the business, according to a new report today. The UK has a thriving technology space, securing 54 IPOs which have collectively raised £3.2bn – with 37 of these taking place last year, the report by Tech Nation, a body for UK [...]
Monzo ‘repeatedly failed customers’ by not sharing data, competition watchdog says July 26, 2022 The competition watchdog has accused Monzo of “repeatedly” failing its customers today after it found the digital lender had failed to share transaction data with people closing down their accounts.