Founders Spotlight: an interview with Laetitia Grimaud-Agaesse, Co-Founder & Head of Growth of D2X June 3, 2024 Each month, Blockbeat will conduct an exclusive interview with a visionary founder within the world of blockchain technology, showcasing their impactful contributions to the field. Founders Spotlight is proudly presented by CryptoMondays London. When it comes to visionary entrepreneurs, few figures stand out as prominently as Laetitia Grimaud-Agaesse, the dynamic Co-Founder and Head of Growth [...]
Electric vehicle charging roll-out slowed by local authority delays, research shows July 31, 2023 The roll-out of electric vehicle charge points has been slowed by delays at the local authority level and is currently set to fall well short of government targets, new research has found. FOI data obtained by the law firm RPC shows 8,000 chargers were installed by local authorities in the UK over the last year, [...]
Banks must do more to tackle Post Office cash-based money laundering, warns FCA April 24, 2023 The UK’s financial watchdog “put banks on alert” as it announced a series of measures to step up the fight against money laundering through the Post Office. Tackling financial crime is a key objective for both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the government. Last month the government announced part two of its Economic Crime [...]
Keep your Wits about you and back Praise and County March 24, 2023 POOR jockey Derek Leung has felt the wrath of frustrated owners, who have dispensed with his services, after being beaten on the ironically named OWNERS’ PRAISE three weeks ago. Leung, who came from last to first when winning on the four-year-old last month, subsequently found himself all dressed up and nowhere to go behind Regent [...]
UK’s legal sector needs to improve its cybersecurity, say experts May 18, 2024 One in ten data breaches over 2023 were in the UK legal sector as law firms are attractive targets for cybercriminals, experts say the sector needs better cybersecurity
Rail Partners calls for government to give operators more freedom November 29, 2022 Rail Partners has called for the government to give train operators more freedom to attract back customers. According to the rail association, the current system – introduced during the pandemic and based on contracts instead of franchising – needs to evolve through an increase harnessing of the private sector. Rail Partners has called for a [...]
Binance donates $250,000 to provide free blockchain courses for women in rural communities August 31, 2022 Binance Charity has donated $250,000 to provide free blockchain courses for women in rural communities.
The City is a model of good local government (kind of) May 8, 2024 Local government in the UK is a mess, but the ancient system we have in the City is more accountable than most – and the whole country benefits, says James Price Mothin Ali, an accountant who also runs a gardening blog, declared his election as councillor for the Gipton and Harehills ward in Leeds a [...]
Stagnant wages since 2008 financial crash means workers £11,000 worse off, BBC Panorama reveals March 20, 2023 Workers are £11,000 worse off per year due to 15 years of wage stagnation, according to the Resolution Foundation. In new figures shared with BBC Panorama, the think tank calculated that, had wages continued to grow at the pace seen before the 2008 financial crash, the average worker would make £11,000 more per year than [...]
Exclusive: Aston Martin owner Stroll hints Andretti won’t get F1 spot October 4, 2023 Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll has cast doubt on whether Andretti Motorsport will ever take their place on the Formula 1 grid and urged the sport to stick with a 10-team set-up. Stroll told City A.M. that the current grid format is not broken and that the best way in for prospective owners is to [...]