Currensea closes £4.55m round for international payments card
Travel direct debit card provider Currensea has closed a £4.55m funding round with the addition of a £2.4m boost to accelerate the fintech’s growth plans....
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Digital skills gap: crisis and opportunity in the UK tech sector
The Chinese word for ‘crisis’ is represented by two characters, ‘危 機’ (wei ji), which separately translate as ‘danger’ and ‘opportunity.’ Together they express the...
Leicester space tech sector gets £19.4m government funding
The exchequer secretary to the Treasury today visited Leicester to unveil a £19.4m government investment plan to support the development of the city’s space and...
Leeds tech startup investment up by 88%
Venture capital investment into Leeds has skyrocketed in 2022, with an 88% year-on-year increase in funding for tech startups based in the West Yorkshire city....
JPMorgan’s digital bank Chase hits 1 million UK customers
Chase, the digital bank launched by JPMorgan, has reached one million UK customers a year after it started offering current accounts available via an app....
Future of work platform Wazoku raises £8.5m
London-based future of work startup Wazoku has raised £8.5m in a Series B round to support the research and development of its work management platform....
Revolut given full regulatory approval to offer crypto services in UK
Revolut has been granted full regulatory approval to conduct crypto trading activities in the UK after a lengthy application process. The British fintech has been...
TikTok could face £27m fine over child data privacy ‘failures’
TikTok could be forced to pay a £27m fine after the UK’s data watchdog said the video-sharing platform may have failed to protect the privacy...
Wise temporarily stops GBP rate guarantee due to sterling’s volatility
British money transfer service Wise has temporarily stopped guaranteeing exchange rates for payments made in GBP due to the volatility of sterling, which hit an...
Epic Games backs Hadean in £26.6m round to scale metaverse experiences
London-based web3 startup Hadean has raised $30m (£26.6m) in a Series A funding round to build out its metaverse virtual infrastructure technology from backers that...
