Tide secures £44.1m in ‘one of the largest ever’ fintech series B funding rounds October 7, 2019 Fintech company Tide has raised £44.1m in its first round of Series B equity funding in a bid to increase its business banking market share. Read more: Scottish fintech paysend closes £8.5m series B round Tide announced it had secured the funding yesterday in what it is calling “one of the largest ever” series B funding [...]
Wounded Boris Johnson to call emergency Cabinet meeting as Tory rebels refuse to back down after worse-than-May vote June 7, 2022 It is understood Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to call his Cabinet together this morning as the embattled Tory leader seeks to keep his premiership afloat by putting a bruising confidence ballot firmly behind him. The Prime Minister insisted he had secured a “decisive” victory despite 148 of his own MPs voting to oust him [...]
DIY firm Kingfisher sales jump on online boom January 12, 2021 Home improvement firm Kingfisher said that a boom in online sales had seen fourth quarter sales rise 16.9 per cent. In a trading update, the London-listed firm said that it was comfortable with the top end of current estimates for profit of £667m-£742m this year. It added that e-commerce sales had increased by 150 per [...]
Apple leads $50m funding round in record label disruptor United Masters March 31, 2021 Apple has led a $50m (£36m) investment in United Masters, an independent music platform aiming to challenge the dominance of major record labels. United Masters, which was founded in 2017 by former label executive Steve Stoute, provides a platform for artists to distribute their music while retaining ownership of their master recording rights. This is [...]
Rothschild Bitcoin exposure gets muted response from market experts July 21, 2021 Rothschild Investment Corp has revealed it has grown its exposure to Bitcoin by around 300 per cent, but the experts aren't convinced.
Loki Episode 6 review – thrilling conclusion to Marvel series July 14, 2021 *** WARNING: this contains spoilers for all episodes of Loki on Disney+ *** It’s the finale of Loki, the most mysterious and captivating of Disney+’s MCU shows. Last week saw a lot of running around, meeting new characters, and revelations about the TVA. For the final episode there are fewer set pieces, but an awful [...]
For a one of a kind gift check out this unique whisky auction from Sotheby’s December 1, 2021 The Distillers’ Charity, the philanthropic wing of the Worshipful Company of Distillers, has teamed up with Sotheby’s for a charity auction that promises to net some lucky bidder some rare and rarified bottles. Taking place at Barnbougle Castle on the outskirts of Edinburgh on Friday 3 December, the theme is “One of One”, with each [...]
Pomp and a secretive whale lead big players flocking to Sovryn April 13, 2021 Bitcoin-based decentralized finance protocol Sovryn, has agreed a $9M investment from a consortium of partners led by popular advisor Anthony Pompliano.
Almost 20.5m Brits have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine March 2, 2021 Almost 20.5m Brits have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine
Uncertain times, strong performance May 18, 2021 Watch Alex Crooke, Fund Manager of The Bankers Investment Trust, in the Trust TV studio as he looks back on an extraordinary year for global markets and discusses the particular challenges he faced. Alex will also outline his views on the optimal global asset allocation, the outlook for dividends in 2021 and beyond, his approach [...]