How mobile payments platform, Wirex, continues to lead the future of digital banking April 14, 2020 Pavel Matveev, co-founder and CEO of Wirex, spoke with City AM’s James Bowater, to discuss how their unique fintech business is leading the future of digital banking and explains why they are here to stay. Despite the uncertain financial climate and the scepticism that many have around cryptocurrency, we at Wirex are continuing to work [...]
TfL updates Tube map to include Crossrail stations for the first time December 5, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) has released a new Tube map for December that features several new Crossrail stations all the way out to Reading. The new map is the first to feature a section of the Elizabeth Line, which goes to Reading through Maidenhead, Slough, Langley, Burnham and Twyford. Crossrail – called TfL Rail on [...]
St Patrick’s Day: London celebrations canned due to coronavirus March 13, 2020 London’s St Patrick’s Day parade has been cancelled after performers dropped out due to mounting fears over the outbreak of coronavirus. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said this morning that key performers were no longer able to take part in the annual Irish celebration. Khan said he was “incredibly disappointed” that the parade – which [...]
McDonald’s reveals which drive-thru restaurants have reopened today May 20, 2020 McDonald’s has revealed which restaurants have reopened today as the fast food giant aims to be operating all drive-thru sites by early June. The company said it has a total of 33 UK restaurants open for drive-thru orders from today, with some also offering a delivery service. A further five UK sites are open for [...]
Just Eat Takeaway orders soar 50 per cent amid coronavirus lockdown April 9, 2020 Just Eat Takeaway orders soared 50 per cent in the first quarter of the year as more people opted for food deliveries after governments imposed restrictions on movement due to the coronavirus crisis. Just Eat Takeaway also said it suffered “severe” denial of service attacks in the week beginning 16 March which affected hundreds of [...]
Marks & Spencer to reopen 49 cafes as UK lockdown eases May 13, 2020 Marks & Spencer (M&S) will reopen cafes across the UK with social distancing measures in place from tomorrow, as the country gradually starts to ease the coronavirus lockdown. The retailer said 49 cafes will be open to sell takeaway hot drinks following a successful trial at five locations, allowing customers to buy coffee while doing [...]
Coronavirus lockdown: Commuters should prepare to queue, government says May 12, 2020 The government has said that commuters using public transport should prepare to queue as more people begin to return to workplaces on Wednesday. In new guidance published today by the Department for Transport (DfT), people are urged to avoid public transport where possible and to prepare for journeys to take longer than normal. “If you [...]
Citymapper’s London travel card will expand to zones three and four October 23, 2019 London commuter app Citymapper is set to expand its contactless transport pass to more parts of the capital. The Citymapper Pass was introduced in February to cover travel on the Tube, buses, trains, Santander bikes and its own Citymapper Ride shared taxi service in zones one and two. Read more: Uber rival Kapten teams with [...]
War with the Beeb is now harder to fight March 25, 2020 The coronavirus crisis bombards us with radical, sweeping change on a daily, if not hourly, basis. Economic rules are being redrawn, our social fabric is being tested and businesses are facing disruption on a scale unimaginable just weeks ago. Amid the tsunami of change, it’s worth pausing to consider the smaller ripples that may pass [...]
Covid hits hospitality: Restaurant brands will need to go back to basics to get punters through the door June 19, 2020 It is the little things, isn’t it? The familiar greeting from a favourite waiter. A glass of pinot overlooking the Thames. Bread baskets upon chequered cloth. The first coffee of an early morning brunch; the spontaneous late night pizza. The people watching. The buzz of conversation. It all feels so long ago. As normality, or [...]