Banks keep £100 contactless limit despite new powers March 19, 2026 Britain’s banks will not be lifting the £100 cap on contactless payments despite the regulator giving them the power to do so, citing low demand. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) lifted the cap on Thursday, leaving it up to banks to increase their own limits – although none of the UK’s biggest banks have decided [...]
Google and Apple can give Team GB Lottery-like boost up medal tables March 19, 2026 It took John Major’s National Lottery brainwave to turn GB into an Olympic and Paralympic force but Big Tech could do the same, argues Ed Warner. With Milan Cortina a wrap, British athletes have completed a full set of post-Covid Olympics and Paralympics, both Summer and Winter, in 21 months. A solitary silver medal from [...]
BMW iX3: Class-leading electric SUV with 500 miles a charge March 17, 2026 ‘This is more than just a new car. It’s the blueprint for all BMWs that will follow – more than 40 new vehicles by the end of 2027.” David George, CEO of BMW Group UK and Ireland, isn’t downplaying the significance of the iX3. The first of a ‘Neue Klasse’ (New Class) range of cars, [...]
Chinese online retailer takes on Amazon March 16, 2026 Chinese retail giant JD.com has mounted a challenge to Amazon’s control of the home-delivery market with its UK launch of online shop Joybuy. The platform will offer big-name brands including Apple, Samsung and Lego and is taking on Amazon’s reputation for speedy delivery with its “Double 11” promise – meaning orders placed before 11am will [...]
ReNew Secures $95 Million Equity Investment From LeapFrog-Led Consortium to Expand its Commercial & Industrial Platform March 16, 2026 LeapFrog leads with $50 million, joined by co‑investors Emerging Market Climate Action Fund (“EMCAF”) and Carlyle AlpInvest ReNew has one of the largest clean energy portfolios for corporate customers in India
OXMIQ Labs and AM Intelligence Labs Partner to Architect One of the World’s Largest Renewable-Powered AI Compute Platforms March 16, 2026 Optimizing from photons to outcomes. Powered by 100% renewable energy.
From toilets to MSG: Four unlikely winners of the AI boom March 11, 2026 Believe it or not, Toto, the Japanese toilet and bidet maker, has become one of the more improbable stock success stories of the AI boom. The company produces electrostatic ‘chucks’, components critical to memory chip production, and when activist fund Palliser Capital took a stake last month and called it “the most undervalued and overlooked [...]
Cheltenham Festival Betting 2026 – How to Bet at the UK’s Biggest Racing Event March 9, 2026 If there’s one week racing punters circle every March, it’s the Cheltenham Festival. It’s more than just a race. It’s the peak of National Hunt racing and the biggest week on the betting calendar. If you’re wondering why there is so much hype behind the event, this Cheltenham Festival betting guide clears the air. See [...]
Cheltenham Free Bets – Best UK Offers for the 2026 Festival March 9, 2026 Cheltenham free bets are one of the many ways UK bookmakers compete for the attention of punters during the Festival week. Claiming free bets during the event helps improve their staking power. But with so many bookies and free bet offers, it’s easy to get confused. That’s why we’ve created this guide to show you [...]
Nothing risks removal from UK register over late accounts March 9, 2026 Smartphone maker Nothing has been warned it could be removed from the UK’s official company register after missing a key financial filing deadline, City AM understands. According to Companies House filings, Nothing Technology Ltd, the corporate vehicle behind the London-based consumer tech brand founded by Carl Pei, was issued with a First Gazette notice on [...]