Uber boss: ‘London a leader in electrification’ as new net zero measures unfurled June 8, 2023 Uber has today announced a host of new goals and features to hit net zero, including a target for all Uber Eats drivers to use zero emission vehicles by 2040. Under the new features, passengers will be able to track the emissions they have avoided when choosing zero-carbon drives, as the firm looks to expand [...]
Coin Bureau heading to London for live event this Saturday – win VIP tickets June 8, 2023 The popular Coin Bureau YouTube channel will welcome an impressive array of industry experts to a live event in London this Saturday.
Google cracks down on hybrid working – and will track staff attendance June 8, 2023 Google is reportedly cracking down on its hybrid-working policy with the tech giant to begin tracking staff office attendance and including employees’ frequency in the office in performance reviews. Fiona Cicconi, Google’s chief people officer, is said to have written an email to employees on Wednesday, according to reports in CNBC, noting that there is [...]
Standard Chartered to cut around 100 jobs worldwide as bank seeks to cut costs by $1bn – reports June 8, 2023 Standard Chartered is laying off employees across Singapore, Hong Kong and London following a series of cuts across the sector in recent months. According to Bloomberg News, the bank could cut over 100 employees although it is yet to determine a final number. In Asia, roles have been cut in middle-office functions, like human resources [...]
Is Bitcoin a threat to the environment, or its saviour? June 8, 2023 We're all going to hell in a handcart, or floating off to 'Green Heaven', but let's at least do it in an environmentally friendly way, begs Monty.
Fintech firm CAB Payments plots London listing in boost to the City June 8, 2023 A fintech firm has revealed plans to float on the London Stock Exchange today and hailed the capital as a “home for innovative and growing global businesses”, in a boost for the Square Mile after a bruising few months. CAB Payments, a specialist cross-border payments and foreign exchange firm, announced plans to float on the [...]
London’s workspace occupancy ‘higher than before the pandemic’, says Argyll boss June 8, 2023 The boss of London’s oldest office provider Argyll has said he has seen “unprecedented” levels of office occupancy in the last six months, defying concerns that Covid-19 had permanently pushed Londoners toward homeworking. Speaking to City A.M. Argyll chief executive John Drover said that rates of occupancy had reached 90 per cent, with the firm [...]
Crypto bulls run out of steam as market volatility continues June 8, 2023 The price of Bitcoin continues to trade in the range between $26k and $27k, while Ether follows a similar trading pattern.
M&G set to lose four per cent of staff as Rossi continues cost-cutting drive June 8, 2023 Asset manager M&G said more than 200 staff had applied for its voluntary redundancy programme today as it revealed a £400m boost in flows in the three months to the end of March.
FCA’s new crypto advertising rules met with mixed industry response June 8, 2023 A round-up of industry reaction to the FCA's sweeping new rules surrounding the marketing and promotion of digital assets.
