Visa, Circle and Haun Ventures Back Velocity in Series A Extension, Bringing Total Series A Funding to $48 million September 15, 2026 Velocity, the stablecoin payments and treasury platform, today announced a $10 million extension to its Series A, with investment from Visa Ventures, Circle Ventures, Ripple, Haun Ventures, Translink Capital and Mirana Ventures. The extension follows Velocity’s $38 million Series A announced last month and will support the company’s work to bring stablecoin infrastructure to issuers, [...]
Former Chelsea star Juan Mata reveals bid to sway Fifa presidential election September 15, 2026 Former Chelsea and Manchester United star Juan Mata has launched a bid to influence next year’s Fifa presidential election. Mata has helped to create Unleash Football, a platform for fans and players to share how they want the sport to be run, and plans to present the findings to current Fifa boss Gianni Infantino and [...]
Hold interest rates despite inflation risk, Shadow MPC tells Bank of England September 15, 2026 The Bank of England has been urged to hold interest rates even as inflation is set to peak higher than previously expected due to the continuation of the Iran war, City AM’s Shadow Monetary Policy Committee has said. The Bank should leave interest rates unchanged at 3.75 per cent, according to most top economists in [...]
London snubbed as 2029 World Athletics Championships host September 15, 2026 London has been snubbed as host of the World Athletics Championships with the track and field governing body opting for Nairobi over the capital. The move will come as a major blow to UK Athletics, the Mayor of London’s office and the government, who backed the bid to bring the major meet to these shores [...]
QurCan Therapeutics Enters Strategic Research and Collaboration Agreement with Lilly to Advance Nucleic Acid Therapies for Central and Peripheral Nervous System Diseases September 15, 2026 Multi-program collaboration leveraging QurCan’s TERP™ polymer-lipid nanoparticle delivery platform Lilly to make a strategic investment in QurCan
London is expensive enough for tourists September 15, 2026 An overnight levy on top of the removal of VAT-free shopping is making London too expensive for tourists, writes Ros Morgan.
New York named world’s top sport city as London trails in fourth place September 15, 2026 New York has been crowned the world’s leading sport city while London continues to lag in fourth place in a new independent ranking published today. The Big Apple has benefited from increased visibility in 2026, driven by hosting the World Cup final and the Knicks ending their long wait for the NBA championship. That lifted [...]
Reynolds hails ‘tremendous upsides’ to AI amid warnings on threats September 15, 2026 Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has emphasised the “tremendous upsides” to AI that should not be overlooked, as a growing number of tech engineers have warned of its threat to existence. Reynolds told the BBC that the UK should “never be complacent” about AI or “naive about the impact”, although he emphasised that new models could [...]
Top UK banks to raise £50m to build payments network September 15, 2026 Britain’s biggest banks are set to kick off a fundraising campaign that will pave the way for a domestic payments alternative to Mastercard and Visa. The UK Payments Delivery Company (PDC) is launching an equity capital raise as part of a new model from the Bank of England, aligning with the Treasury’s National Payments Vision, [...]
State pension to top £13,000 as triple lock piles pressure on Healey September 15, 2026 The state pension is set to rise by £490 next year as a result of the triple lock, adding to “pressures” facing Chancellor John Healey as he draws up his first budget. New earnings growth data released on Tuesday has indicated that the triple lock pension will rise by 3.9 per cent. The triple lock [...]