Griffin, the UK’s newest fully operational bank, has secured a $24m (£19m) funding round as it looks to take on new customers for its Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform. …
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Every week Blockchain Sensei will be walking you through the basics of blockchain technology. Consider this your crash course in all things web3! Lately, you may have heard reference to something known …
Dial R for Regulation
Elise Soucie‘s monthly column will cover policy and consultation updates from around the world, as well as the latest digital innovations in institutional markets 2023 saw more publications and developments …
Can AI help solve the UK’s public sector productivity puzzle?
Jeremy Hunt has made improving public sector productivity a core plank of his economic strategy. “We need a more productive state not a bigger state,” he said in the Spring …
Love them or hate them, Memecoins are a new paradigm
Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets While all eyes are …
UK government to pump £1.5m into science and tech investment drive
The British government is spending £1.5m on a marketing campaign to turbocharge the nation’s science and technology sector, aiming to spark a surge in investment in UK-based tech ventures. Tech …
China breaks deflationary chains with February surge in consumer prices
China saw its first instance of inflation in February after enduring four consecutive months of deflation. The country’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.7% year-on-year, marking a shift largely …
Market insights: Five forces impacting FTSE 100 today
Moving markets today: Asia markets slips, China escapes deflation, bitcoin briefly hits $70,000; All eyes on UK GDP and U.S. inflation Asian stock markets faced challenges, while concerns lingered over …
London is not a 24-hour city – and Khan needs to change that
Sadiq Khan managed to unite people of all political persuasions last week, but not in a way that he might have hoped for. Khan came out to defend London’s under …
Letter to the editor: Enough economic flights of fantasy
[RE: Business class air fares set for new tax hike, 7 March] ATPI urges the government to stop treating the travel industry as a bottomless pit of potential taxation and, …