Ripple Secures Federal Approval to Establish National Trust Bank December 12, 2025 OCC charter expands Ripple's regulatory reach and reinforces RLUSD as the gold standard for compliance and trust.
City of London confirms major funding for housing upgrades December 12, 2025 The City of London has confirmed funding for upgrades to its housing stock across the Square Mile and six London boroughs. The Corporation, which manages 1,800 social rented homes as well as 900 leasehold properties across London, has allocated £152m from the City’s Fund to support the major works programme, which totals £211m. The decision [...]
‘Petrified’ publicans call on government for urgent support December 12, 2025 Pub chiefs have used an emergency meeting to call on the government to provide urgent tax relief in order to stave off closures and job losses. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has urged Labour to introduce 30 per cent business rates relief for pubs to help protect the future of the beleaguered sector. [...]
First Global Assessment of Environmental Considerations for Submarine Cable Decommissioning December 11, 2025 Peer-reviewed scientific research demonstrates the minimal environmental impact of recovering submarine cables for recycling or repurposing
Janine Hirt: Brits network differently to Americans December 11, 2025 Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Janine Hirt, CEO of Innovate Finance takes us through her career in Square Mile and Me What was your first job? I held down several odd jobs while working my way through university, including being a librarian, legal assistant, and a [...]
2025: It’s been one hell of a year for UK business December 11, 2025 From political drama to market volatility, cyber attacks, takeovers and trade wars – 2025 has not been plain sailing. January: motor finance and angry farmers We began the year reporting on the exodus from the London stock exchange noting that 2024 had been the quietest year on record for new listings and we suggested that [...]
Riverlane Expands Into Europe With New Delft Hub Led by Professor Barbara Terhal December 11, 2025 Riverlane, the global leader in quantum error correction (QEC), today announced the appointment of Professor Barbara Terhal as a Riverlane Fellow in Delft, the Netherlands. The move marks the next step in Riverlane’s European expansion and establishes the company’s first dedicated European hub for QEC research and development at the House of Quantum. Professor Terhal [...]
AB InBev and International Cricket Council Announce Landmark Global Partnership December 11, 2025 World’s Leading Brewer becomes the Official Beer Partner of the ICC
Waitrose Partners With SOLUM to Introduce Electronic Shelf Labels Nationwide December 11, 2025 Waitrose and SOLUM have announced a partnership to deploy Electronic Shelf Labels (ESL) across all Waitrose stores. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251211692071/en/ The rollout, planned for completion in 2026, will reduce the time spent on manual ticket updates, freeing up Partners to spend more time providing customers with the [...]
TITAN Group Signed an Agreement to Acquire Traçim Cement in the Greater Istanbul Market December 11, 2025 Regulatory News: Titan SA (Euronext Brussels, ATHEX and Euronext Paris, TITC) announces that it has entered into a share purchase agreement, subject to conditions precedent, to acquire 100% of Traçim Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi, a company located in the greater Istanbul market, one of the most attractive and dynamic cement and cementitious materials [...]