Starling Bank boss denounces investors over gender funding gap January 6, 2022 Starling Bank boss Anne Boden criticised venture capital investors today over the growing gender funding gap, claiming they were only willing to back female-led companies “in so-called normal times”. In her annual letter which outlined the bank’s priorities for the year, Boden cited data from Dealroom which showed that venture capital raised by women founders [...]
Advertising tech firm Smartly snaps up London-based Ad-Lib for $100m January 6, 2022 View Post Advertising technology giant Smartly has snapped up a London-based Google advertising firm as it looks to broaden its reach beyond social media. Ad-Lib, which provides Google-focused creative advertising services, was acquired by Helsinki-based Smartly for over $100m, the Wall Street Journal reported. Smartly’s technology previously focused on providing paid social media advertising services [...]
Mazars hit with £250,000 fine over audit failure January 6, 2022 One of Britain’s largest accountancy firms has been slapped with a £250,000 fine over auditing failures of a local authority’s 2019 financial statements. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the accounting regulator, said that Mazars’ audit of an unnamed local authority “fell far short of the applicable standards and regulations” and had the “potential to undermine [...]
Build-to-Rent investment soars to record high in 2021 January 6, 2022 Investment into the UK’s build-to-rent sector hit £2.1bn in the last quarter of 2021 as the sector capped off another record year of investment. Investment soared to £2.1bn in the last three months of the year, taking the year to a record high of £4.1bn, according to preliminary data from global real estate advisor CBRE. [...]
Back British: Tech boss calls on UK pension funds to invest at home January 6, 2022 The boss of a national start-up group has called on pension funds to back British tech businesses and “take more of an interest in the next generation of UK companies”. Gerard Grech, CEO of TechNation, which works with smaller tech firms to boost growth, said that the UK was a global leader in technology but [...]
UK fintech investment surges after regulation refresh January 6, 2022 Investment into UK fintech firms surged last year as investors looked to capitalise on new regulation in the sector, research has revealed. Total investment into British fintechs jumped more than 217% to $11.6bn in 2021, second only to US firms globally which saw $46bn of investment, according to figures from Innovate Finance, the UK fintech [...]
Playtech delays takeover decision as bidding war looms January 5, 2022 Playtech has delayed a shareholder vote on a takeover today as a potential bidding war looms.
Fifth of adults using buy-now-pay-later services once a month January 5, 2022 Usage of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) services has exploded over the past year, according to new research from TSB.
