The 2026 World Cup had its flaws, yes, but it was a resounding success for Fifa July 20, 2026 In the coming days following last night’s World Cup final, Fifa will release a report on how many people watched the tournament across its five and a half weeks. Look out for the social media KPIs – impressions, engagement, video views – that major sporting bodies now have to report, but the headline number will [...]
World Cup final half-time show has been coming, but Fifa must be careful July 19, 2026 For a very long time, the World Cup final has needed no additional entertainment. The match was the spectacle. The players, the history and the occasion were enough. That is why Fifa’s decision to stage the first World Cup final half-time show has made me and plenty of others feel a bit uncomfortable. Madonna, Shakira, [...]
‘Pro-business’ Burnham eyes Reynolds return to top business job July 18, 2026 Andy Burnham is planning to bring Jonathan Reynolds back as business secretary as the incoming prime minister moves to deliver on his pledge to lead a “pro-business” government. Reynolds, who served as business secretary until last September before becoming chief whip, is expected to return to the department when Burnham unveils his cabinet this week, [...]
Elliptic Launches Next-Generation Continuous Monitoring, Giving Crypto Compliance Teams a Live View of Customer Risk Without the Flood of Alerts July 16, 2026 The only monitoring solution on the market that detects the full range of risk-changing events, not just label changes, and lets teams configure alerts to only what matters, cutting manual rescreening and alert triage by up to 75%
Options Technology Appoints Stephen Dorrian from Cboe Global Markets as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Data July 16, 2026 Options Technology, the leading provider of high-performance trading infrastructure and market data solutions, today announced the appointment of Stephen Dorrian as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Data. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260716325084/en/ Stephen joins Options from Cboe Global Markets, where he served as Head of Market Data and Access Services, [...]
Fourthline and Veridas Join Forces to Fight Identity Fraud with a Global Identity Platform July 16, 2026 Founded in Europe, now with global reach: backed by European investors and bringing bank-grade European compliance standards to markets worldwide Customer Value: A streamlined, end-to-end user experience that protects identity across the entire customer lifetime and helps customers grow revenue safely and compliantly. The Expected Result: Fourthline and Veridas are joining forces to create a global bank-grade identity platform: sovereign AI, modular compliance, and proprietary anti-fraud and biometric technology across Europe, Latin America, and the US. One trusted partner for end-to-end KYC, AML, and Identity compliance. Terms of Deal: Following completion of the merger, Veridas shareholders (including BBVA) will continue as shareholders in the combination, and the transaction will be partially funded by existing Fourthline investor Finch Capital and new investors including Rabo Investments, the captive investment arm of Rabobank. Expected close is in the second half of 2026, pending customary closing conditions including applicable regulatory approvals.
Engineering group picked off London Stock Exchange in £4.1bn deal July 16, 2026 Rotork is set to become the latest company snapped off the London Stock Exchange by a foreign buyer after agreeing to a £4.1bn takeover by Swiss rival ABB. The engineering group agreed to pay 506p per share in cash for the FTSE 250 firm, comprising 503p in cash and a dividend of up to 3p. [...]
CoStar Data Shows Amazon, Defence and Chinese Firms Drive UK Warehouse Demand Recovery July 16, 2026 UK warehouse demand increased after three years of occupier consolidation following the pandemic and a period of elevated costs, according to data from CoStar, a global leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260703768026/en/ Industrial net absorption turned [...]
Sport expects true fan Andy Burnham to take a leaf out of John Major’s book July 16, 2026 Andy Burnham was Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport for 16 months in Gordon Brown’s cabinet. This was a time in which shirt and tie was the required political dress code for swinging in a children’s playground in Brixton with the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Family, one Ed Balls. Burnham’s [...]
Jamie’s Italian is awful but don’t worry, there are some great new Mediterranean restaurants too July 15, 2026 This week I talk about two Italians, one Greek, a talented Cypriot and an irritating Englishman. Prepare to read about two restaurants you should visit (Bancone and Zylia) and one you should reserve for your worst enemies (Jamie’s Italian)… ZYLIA Covent Garden is a part of London that you only go to for a specific [...]