Selling to Corporate Giants – Tessa Clarke on taking 3.5 years to land Tesco September 9, 2026 Tessa Clarke spent three and a half years trying to sign Tesco. Another large retailer took her six years and a third is still at the pilot stage after eight. In a fireside chat at SCALE Summit in London, Tessa talked to HelloFresh co-founder Hamish Shephard about the reality of selling into large corporates. It’s [...]
Why people tired of banks and exchanges are looking at Swiss staking September 9, 2026 You know the pattern. The bank wants one more check. The exchange wants a freeze, a selfie, then another freeze. The coins don’t move. You just spend the week proving you still own them. That is why a certain sort of City reader — the one who already holds crypto, and is bored of being [...]
M11 Labs Launches to Fix the Trust Gap AI Buying Agents Can’t See September 9, 2026 Agentic trust platform emerges from stealth as AI reshapes buying decisions. Its first State-of-the-Category study finds 47% of skincare brands lack evidence supporting product claims.
Gareth Southgate hits out at WFH and warns high taxes are harming youth unemployment September 9, 2026 Former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate has said he is against working from home and argued that young people need workplace mentors to develop their careers. On a trip with the Neets tsar Alan Milburn, Southgate hit out at companies’ working from home policies and linked it to the joblessness crisis facing under 25-year-olds. “What [...]
Options Announces Expansion of Singapore Operations Amid Continued APAC Growth September 9, 2026 Options Technology (Options), a global leader in market data and trading infrastructure solutions, today announced the expansion of their Singapore operations with a new office on Keppel Road, strategically positioned next to Singapore’s Central Business District (CBD). This expansion comes in response to sustained client growth across the region, rising trading volumes on APAC exchanges, [...]
After 40 Years Powering Customer Communications for the UK’s Leading Brands, MBA Group Launches Pulse September 9, 2026 MBA Group, a leader in customer communications for both print and digital, today announces a major new expansion with the launch of its brand-new conversation intelligence platform, MBA Pulse. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260909816930/en/ For over 40 years, MBA has worked with major regulated brands, including industry giants such [...]
Open House Festival: The best guided walks in the Square Mile September 8, 2026 As we celebrate the Square Mile with our Toast the City Awards 2026, here are some amazing City-based Open House Festival tours, including close looks at some of our nominees. Money, money, money What is the City of London most famous for? Money, of course. This Open House tour, of the Square Mile’s financial past [...]
Could AI wipe out middle management? September 8, 2026 To actually make a difference, AI must tackle its problem's weakest link. For corporate structures, this could well mean middle management.
Manchester United agree club record sleeve sponsorship with fintech unicorn SumUp September 8, 2026 Manchester United have filled their sleeve sponsor vacancy by signing a club record multi-year deal worth more than £20m a year with fintech unicorn SumUp. The London-based provider of mobile payment solutions will appear on the sleeve of matchday shirts worn by United’s men’s, women’s and youth teams. The financial terms are understood to represent [...]
Liverpool in record £300m deal as Turkish Airlines replaces Standard Chartered September 8, 2026 Liverpool will replace Standard Chartered as their front-of-shirt partner next season after agreeing a record £300m deal with Turkish Airlines. The flagbearer, already a sponsor of the Uefa Champions League, will pay £60m per season as part of a five-year deal beginning in 2027 in what is being reported as the biggest front-of-shirt deal in [...]