FeaturedFinanceLondon Stock Exchange sets up sustainable financial innovation lab in SingaporeInternational Finance Business DeskSeptember 1, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskSeptember 1, 2021 The lab has backing from Monetary Authority of Singapore and plans to expand innovation and advanced technology throughout the country... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareLondon-based healthtech Abtrace raises £2.1 mn to enhance tech capabilitiesInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 30, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 30, 2021 Lisbon-based venture capital fund Faber led the funding round for Abtrace... Read more
BankingFeaturedBank North becomes UK’s newest SME bank after acquiring operating licenceInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 26, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 26, 2021 The bank will open the doors of its first lending Pod in Manchester... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyChinese ride-hailing giant Didi suspends UK expansion plansInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 26, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 26, 2021 The plan to launch in the UK as well as Europe is now postponed by at least 12 months... Read more
FeaturedTelecomUK’s CityFibre to raise £1 bn through debt issue, stake saleInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 25, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 25, 2021 Mubadala Investment Company and Interogo Holding are poised to take stakes in CityFibre... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyPayPal launches its crypto services in the UKInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 23, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 23, 2021 Earlier, PayPal’s crypto services were only available in the US... Read more
BankingFeaturedUK-based fintech Kroo receives banking licenceInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 17, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 17, 2021 Kroo is one of the only two new banks to be authorised in 2021 so far... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyPayPal to launch crypto services in the UKInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 30, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 30, 2021 The launch could be as early as next month, according to PayPal CEO Dan Schulman... Read more
EconomyFeaturedUK to warn EU it may deviate from Brexit deal over Northern IrelandInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 20, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 20, 2021 David Frost may announce a significant change in protocol that may affect the already strained relationship between the EU and the UK... Read more
EconomyFeaturedUAE-Bahrain trade leaps 75% to reach $672 mn in Q2 2021International Finance Business DeskJuly 19, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 19, 2021 The trade between the GCC and Bahrain reached a total value of $1.69 bn in Q2 2021... Read more