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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 17.05.2023 | SaveMoneyC... | savemoneycutcarbon.com | $9.07M | United Kin... |
| 11.08.2020 | Docsumo | docsumo.com | $220K | Singapore |
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| 31.07.2024 | Surprise, housing cost to income ratio has barely changed | Although Americans have complained about high housing costs for decades, their concerns have taken on a fevered pitch recently. At first glance, these concerns seem reasonable: home prices have increased by more than 50% since the end of 20... |
| 27.06.2024 | Advisers to pick up £146m from Royal Mail takeover | Bankers, lawyers and advisers will earn £146m (€172.7m) from the takeover of the UK postal service, Royal Mail, writes Jessica Clark. The controversial £3.6bn deal, agreed with billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, would see the postal service fall... |
| 27.06.2024 | You Need to Calm Down: Why the Taylor Swift economy isn't real | LifestyleYou Need to Calm Down: Why the Taylor Swift economy isn't real By Balazs KoranyiJune 27, 20247:23 AM UTCUpdated ago Save Text Small Text Medium Text Large Text Share X Facebook Linkedin Email Link FRANKFURT, June 27 (Reuters) - Tay... |
| 18.06.2024 | PayJoy Asset Fund Surpasses $130 Million in Assets Under Management with First Institutional Investor | PayJoy Logo Blending Profit with Purpose, The Fund Achieves 300%+ YoY Growth in AUM driven by strong investor demand and capital inflow SAN FRANCISCO, June 18, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PayJoy, Inc. (PayJoy), the leading lender to the unde... |
| 05.06.2024 | ‘Here’ launches to transform the enterprise web browser into a full workspace and eliminate the ‘toggle tax’ | Browser tabs are one of those inventions that started (back in 1998) as a good idea, but which has maybe gone too far. I know for me personally, I’m often rocking at least two dozen open tabs on my browser window at any given time — and eve... |
| 03.06.2024 | Medtronic announces closing of public offering of €3.0 billion of senior notes | DUBLIN, June 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (the "Company") (NYSE: MDT) announced today that its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary, Medtronic, Inc., has closed a registered public offering (the "Offering") of €850,... |
| 21.05.2024 | The Robert G. Wilmers Integrity Prize Appoints Three New Members to its Board of Directors | NEW YORK, May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Robert G. Wilmers Integrity Prize announces that it has elected John C. (Hans) Morris, Allison Sagraves, and Diana Taylor to its Board of Directors. They will join the board for its June meeting. &... |
| 21.05.2024 | Origis Energy secures US$300 million financing to develop US solar and storage pipeline | - |
| 16.05.2024 | KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS TO ACQUIRE INNOMOTICS FROM SIEMENS AG | A GLOBAL LEADER IN ELECTRIC MOTORS AND LARGE DRIVES NEW YORK, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KPS Capital Partners, LP ("KPS") announced today that, through a newly formed affiliate, it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire In... |
| 12.05.2024 | European Fintech iwoca Announces New Debt Funding, Taking Total Investment in the Firm to £1B+ | iwoca announces a new £270m package of debt funding, taking total gross investment in the company to over £1bn since it was founded in 2012. iwoca has received £150m (€175m) in debt financing commitments from Citibank and Insight Investment... |
| 11.05.2024 | Monzo's Meteoric Rise: A Fintech Success Story | Monzo, the digital bank, has secured a whopping $190m in new funding, bringing its total for the year to $610m and boosting its valuation to $5.2bn. With international expansion on the horizon and new products in the pipeline, Monzo is set ... |
| 10.05.2024 | Definely: Pioneering Accessibility in Legal Documents with Innovative Solutions | In a groundbreaking move, Definely, a legaltech startup founded by a blind lawyer, has recently secured a substantial €6.5M in funding to revolutionize the accessibility of legal documents. Spearheaded by CEO Nnamdi Emelifeonwu and CSO Fear... |
| 10.05.2024 | Iwoca's Success in Securing Debt Financing | Description at least 700 words In the fast-paced world of finance, where big banks are tightening their purse strings, innovative startups like iwoca are stepping up to fill the gap. With a recent infusion of £270 million in debt financing,... |
| 08.05.2024 | Triller CEO says deal with Bob Diamond-backed AGBA will revitalize social media push | figcaption>span]:font-sans"> Triller, the controversial company that once tried to rival TikTok, is betting the upcoming merger with AGBA will revitalize its social media ambitions, CEO Bobby Sarnevesht tells Axios. Why it matter... |
| 08.05.2024 | Founded by a registered blind lawyer and backed by Microsoft and Google, UK legaltech startup Definely raises €6.5M | Read this article in: London-based Definely, a legaltech company created to make legal documents easier to read, edit, and understand, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $7M (approximately €6.5M) in a Series A funding round. The fund... |
| 08.05.2024 | Monzo’s valuation rises as fintech giant bags £150m funding for US growth | Monzo has raised $190m (£150m) in new funding, taking its total for the year to $610m (£490m) and raising its valuation to $5.2bn (£4.1bn), as the digital bank eyes up international expansion and a flurry of new products. The latest funding... |
| 07.05.2024 | Amit Trehan Joins Cahill's New York Office as a Bankruptcy and Restructuring Partner | NEW YORK, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP announced today that Amit Trehan has joined the firm as a partner in New York, strengthening its Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice. Mr. Trehan's practice will focus... |
| 07.05.2024 | iwoca secures £270M in debt funding to support SME lending | Specifically, iwoca has received £150 million in debt financing commitments from Citibank and Insight Investment to support the company's growth in Germany and a further £120 million from Barclays and Värde for the UK business as it respond... |
| 07.05.2024 | European SMB lender Iwoca secures £270M in debt financing | figcaption>span]:font-sans"> Iwoca, which provides business loans and trade credit financing to SMBs in the U.K. and Germany, has secured an additional £270 million to grow its loan book. Why it matters: While big banks are cutti... |
| 01.05.2024 | Finastra selects OpenFin to unlock advanced user experiences, enhanced productivity and tailored workflows for Kondor customers | Banks can accelerate their treasury transformation by seamlessly interacting with Finastra's trading and risk management tools, and fintech partner ecosystem, via a web browser or desktop app LONDON, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Finastra, a ... |
| 01.05.2024 | Investors scour the globe for shelter as Wall Street shakes | MarketsInvestors scour the globe for shelter as Wall Street shakes By Naomi RovnickMay 1, 20246:29 AM UTCUpdated ago Save Text Small Text Medium Text Large Text Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Email Link A man walks past various currency si... |
| 30.04.2024 | SUNRATE partners with YeePay to empower Chinese companies to navigate global expansion | SINGAPORE, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SUNRATE, an intelligent global payment and treasury management platform announced its partnership with YeePay, a leading enterprise payment solutions provider, to empower Chinese companies to expand... |
| 29.04.2024 | Philip Morris faces key test with US heated tobacco push | Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsPhilip Morris faces key test with US heated tobacco push By Emma RumneyApril 29, 20245:18 AM UTCUpdated ago Save Text Small Text Medium Text Large Text Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Email Link Maximize Item... |
| 26.04.2024 | Microsoft-backed Rubrik's stock jumps 21% in NYSE debut | :Rubrik's shares climbed nearly 21 per cent in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, giving the Microsoft-backed cybersecurity firm a valuation of $6.77 billion. The startup joins a list of companies that have seen strong ... |
| 26.04.2024 | Aon completes acquisition of NFP to bring more capability to clients | Faster-than-anticipated close contributes to accretion and free cash flow benefit realization a year earlier than modeled As an Aon company, NFP will operate as an independent and connected platform delivering Risk Capital and Human Capital... |
| 12.04.2024 | Monzo boss aims guns at HSBC and Barclays saying "consider" yourselves "challenged" | The boss of Monzo has aimed the challenger bank’s guns at UK legacy banking giants saying it aims to capture “hundreds of millions" of customers over time. While Monzo has often been bracketed with other UK challenger banks like Starli... |
| 06.04.2024 | Aerospike's $109M Boost for AI Innovation | Aerospike, a leader in NoSQL database management systems, secures $109 million in growth capital investment from Sumeru Equity Partners and Alsop Louie Partners. The funding will drive innovation in transaction, analytics, and AI solutions,... |
| 05.04.2024 | Women in UK finance earn a third less than male colleagues, data shows | World at WorkWomen in UK finance earn a third less than male colleagues, data shows By Sinead Cruise and Carolyn CohnApril 5, 202411:30 AM UTCUpdated ago Item 1 of 4 Commuters walk during the morning rush hour near the Bank of England in th... |
| 05.04.2024 | Aerospike raises $109 million in fresh funding | Aerospike, a real-time database built for scale, speed, and savings, announced the close of a $109 million growth capital investment from Sumeru Equity Partners (Sumeru) with additional investment from existing investor Alsop Louie Partners... |
| 05.04.2024 | Aerospike raises $109 mn to accelerate artificial intelligence innovation | Aerospike, provider of NoSQL database management systems, announced that it has closed $109 million growth capital investment from Sumeru Equity Partners, with additional investments from its existing investor Alsop Louie Partners. The inve... |
| 04.04.2024 | Aerospike Closes $109M in Growth Funding | Aerospike, a Mountain View, CA-based provider of real-time vector and graph databases, raised $109M in growth funding. Backers included Sumeru Equity Partners with additional investment from existing investor Alsop Louie Partners. George Ka... |
| 04.04.2024 | Taiwan quake to hit some chip output, disrupt supply chain: Analysts | Taiwan's biggest earthquake in at least 25 years is likely to tighten supply of tech components such as display panels and semiconductors, analysts said, as manufacturers in the global tech powerhouse restore operations at affected faciliti... |
| 29.03.2024 | Greek-Founded PropTech Soonicorn With a $45M Series D Funding | Greece ~ Company: In a nutshell Blueground, a Greek-founded proptech soonicorn that offers short-term furnished apartment rentals, secured $45M in Series D funding. The round was led by Susquehanna Private Equity Investments, with the parti... |
| 29.03.2024 | Lawformer’s AI-Fueled Speed-Up for Lawyers’ Work | Georgian Lawformer presents its proprietary LLM for contract drafting, Lawformer AI Users can upload their contracts and templates to organize them into personal clause libraries The next steps include integrating Lawformer AI with MS Word ... |
| 27.03.2024 | Global IPO revival lags first quarter share sales as markets rally | DealsGlobal IPO revival lags first quarter share sales as markets rally By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Echo WangMarch 27, 202412:34 PM UTCUpdated ago The Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in New York City, U.S.... |
| 24.03.2024 | Atom Bank boss on rapid growth, London IPO and why high street challengers are a ‘dying breed’ | More than 250 miles from the Square Mile and Canary Wharf, one bank is doing things very differently. Atom became the UK’s first app-based bank when it launched in 2016. It is headquartered in Durham, staff have a four-day working week, and... |
| 22.03.2024 | German greentech unicorn Enpal secures over €1B in refinancing for residential solar systems | German greentech unicorn Enpal this week secured senior refinancing commitments of more than €1 billion from Barclays Europe, Bank of America and Credit Agricole CIB in two separate ABS warehousing facilities, as well as total mezzanine deb... |
| 20.03.2024 | BioCatch And Google Cloud Team Up to Bring Fraud- and Financial-Crime-Prevention Solutions to Emerging Markets | Behavioral Biometrics Intelligence Pioneer Adds Google Cloud as Cloud Partner; Alliance to Bring Real-Time Defense And Prevention to Banks Facing Rise in Fraud And Financial Cybercrime TEL AVIV, Israel and NEW YORK, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswi... |
| 16.03.2024 | Britain's royal family should follow the lead of major CEOs when it comes to transparency, says expert | Entertainment Britain's royal family should follow the lead of major CEOs when it comes to transparency, says expert Analysis by Mikhaila Friel 2024-03-16T14:28:01Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Facebook Icon The letter F... |
| 15.03.2024 | Business | Fed gets more reasons to delay interest-rate cuts | Molly Smith | (TNS) Bloomberg News Fresh data on inflation and unemployment filings gave Federal Reserve officials more reasons to hold off on cutting interest rates, even as retail sales suggested a slowdown in consumer spending. Prices pa... |
| 12.03.2024 | RadNet Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock | LOS ANGELES, March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RadNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDNT), a national leader in providing high-quality, cost-effective, fixed-site outpatient diagnostic imaging services, announced today the closing of its underwritten pub... |
| 12.03.2024 | Praetura Commercial Finance Reportedly Secures £200M Asset-based Lending Securitization to Help SMEs with Funding Needs | The Praetura Commercial Finance (PCF) team reveals that they have secured a £200m asset-based lending securitisation with Barclays to help more SMEs with their funding needs. The wider Praetura Group team have also “managed to treble their ... |
| 07.03.2024 | Nationwide agrees terms for £2.9bn Virgin Money takeover to create second-largest UK mortgages and savings provider | Nationwide, the UK’s largest building society, has struck a preliminary agreement to acquire Virgin Money, Britain’s sixth-biggest high street bank, valuing the latter at around £2.9bn. The two lenders announced on Thursday that the potenti... |
| 13.02.2024 | Online dating scams peak ahead of Valentine's Day. Here are warning signs you may be falling for a chatbot. | Activity on dating apps and websites increases leading up to Valentine's Day, and so does your risk of being scammed, according to new research. Increasingly, scammers are using high-tech tools like bots and artificial intelligence to trick... |
| 18.01.2024 | Barclays relaunches Cambridge coworking space for climate tech startups | Barclays, the British multinational universal bank, has relaunched its Cambridge Eagle Lab with a fresh emphasis on supporting high-growth climate tech startups in connecting, growing, and scaling, the bank announced on Thursday. The revamp... |
| 15.01.2024 | Weekly AiThority Roundup: Biggest Machine Learning, Robotic And Automation Updates | This is your AI Weekly Roundup. We are covering the top updates from around the world. The updates will feature state-of-the-art capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, Fintech, and human-... |
| 12.01.2024 | Barclays and IBM Analyze How AI’s Accessibility and Versatility Could Bring a Boost to Productivity | A new Barclays Impact Series report, authored in partnership with IBM’s Institute for Business Value, explores how breakthroughs in generative AI could possibly drive a productivity boom similar to past periods of revolutionary technology c... |
| 29.11.2023 | My mother gave me my $100,000 inheritance early. I struggled to pay my bills before — now I'm set up for life. | Jillian Pretzel and her mom. Courtesy of Jillian Pretzel Redeem now Jillian Pretzel received a gift of $100,000 from her mother when her grandmother died. She decided to use the money for a down payment on a condo, which now generates passi... |
| 26.07.2023 | Выгода от обеспечения доступности сервисов | На связи Дарья Баканова, ведущий проектировщик и специалист по доступности интерфейсов на Госуслугах. В этой статье поговорим о доступности и деньгах — как посчитать затраты на проекте, что мешает это сделать и сколько в цифрах даёт работа ... |
| 20.07.2023 | TP24 lands AU$585m global debt deal with Barclays | MELBOURNE, Australia, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Receivables-backed SME lending fintech TP24 has closed a AU$585 million global debt deal with Barclays Bank Pic ("Barclays"), arranged by Australian debt advisory firm, Neu Capit... |
| 19.07.2023 | Swiss-based TP24 raises €397.7M to lend to SMEs in the Netherlands, the UK, Australia | Read this article in: Zurich-based TP24, a B2B asset-backed lender that provides working capital facilities to mid-market SMEs, announced on Wednesday that it has secured £345M (approximately €397.7M) in a fresh round of funding. According ... |
| 18.07.2023 | Trust: What Gets Measured Gets Done | Dr John Blakey is the author of 'The Trusted Executive' and Founder of The Trusted Executive. |
| 13.06.2023 | One Creation Corporation Closes Strategic Funding To Further Its Data Rights Solutions | We are excited about empowering brands to continuously offer new and tailored cross vertical products and services in a trusted environment. BOCA RATON, Fla. (PRWEB) June 13, 2023 One Creation, a leading privacy by design, hyper-personaliza... |
| 18.05.2023 | Brief: ADM teams up with Air Protein to help scale novel food production platform | ADM has entered a strategic development agreement with Air Protein, a startup seeking to decouple food production from agricultural land by using carbon dioxide, rather than sugar, to fuel its microbial fermentation platform. Under the agre... |
| 21.02.2023 | Barclays Reveals that Value of Contactless Payments Is Up Nearly 50% in 2022 | New data from Barclays, which sees nearly half of the nation’s debit and credit card spending, reveals that “a record 91.2 per cent of all eligible card transactions were made using contactless payments last year – a sign that consumers and... |
| 04.01.2023 | Burned by layoffs, tech workers are rethinking risk | Tech isn’t as collegial as it used to be. Rocket ships are being unveiled as sputtering messes, mission-driven startups don’t feel so mission-oriented when responding to investor pressure, and widespread layoffs offer a loud reminder that j... |
| 14.12.2022 | Barclays Updates Sustainable Financing Target to $1 Trillion by 2030 | Investment of Barclays’ equity capital into climate-tech start-ups through its Sustainable Impact Capital portfolio to be ramped up to £500m by end of 2027 Firm is well ahead of previously announced targets Next phase of investments will se... |
| 09.11.2022 | «И у меня на это 7 причин»: чем технохабы привлекательны для стартапов | С тех пор, как в 1950-х годах недалеко от Стэнфордского университета был создан первый технопарк, такие пространства стали инкубаторами и своеобразными ЦУПами для бесчисленных технологических стартапов по всему миру. 0 Обсудить 85 просмотро... |
| 11.10.2022 | Barclays Launches Free Cashback without Purchase Service in the United Kingdom | Barclays is rolling out a new cashback without purchase service, “creating thousands of new locations for consumers to withdraw cash for free.” This is the first time a UK bank has “launched its own cashback without purchase service, made p... |
| 15.09.2022 | UK alternative protein: UK could be leader with faster regulation, more funding for cell ag | All eyes are on the next country in the world to approve and regulate the sale of alternative meat products produced through cell-culturing techniques. Singapore was the first after it gave Eat Just the go-ahead to sell its cultivated chick... |
| 22.06.2022 | Barclays and Unreasonable's Impact Squared initiative supercharges entrepreneurs driving positive social change for millions of people around the world | Initiative receives honorable mention in Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards Tapping into the power of the Unreasonable community, project teams were formed across regions and industries to meet the unprecedented challenges posed by ... |
| 30.05.2022 | SME Revenues in Scotland Bounce Back Despite Uncertainty | Over three fifths (68%) of SME revenues in Scotland are set to rise this quarter when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest quarterly Barclays SME Barometer. On average, SME revenues in Scotland expect to see a 10.4... |
| 23.02.2022 | Barclays is freezing millions in payouts to former CEO Jes Staley during probe into his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein | Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you. Barclays Plc is freezing potentially millions of pounds worth of payouts to former Chief Executive Officer... |
| 15.02.2022 | Barclays : reveals scammers' secrets with advice on avoiding common psychological tricks | Barclays is helping the public stay safe by identifying the tactics scammers use The bank's data reveals a 17 per cent increase in the total number of scams reported in the last three months Shoppers are reminded to be vigilant as over half... |
| 11.02.2022 | Homeppl launches two new technologies aimed at taking down rental fraud | The UK has been grappling with rising rental fraud since the onset of the pandemic as tenants whose income, credit and employment have been affected by the economic fallout of COVID-19. A number of UK referencing firms tasked with checking ... |
| 10.02.2022 | Barclays : Retailers terminate contracts worth over £7bn as part of supply chain clean-up | One in five UK retailers cancelled contracts last year with suppliers who fell foul of ethical and sustainable standards The cumulative value of these contracts is £7.1bn, new research from Barclays Corporate Banking shows Four in five (79%... |
| 09.02.2022 | Barclays : appoints Pushkaraj Gumaste as Head of Corporate Banking, Asia Pacific and Middle East | Singapore, 9 February, 2022 - Barclays today announce the appointment of Pushkaraj (Push) Gumaste as Head of Corporate Banking, Asia Pacific and Middle East. Based in Singapore, he will jointly report to Phil Bowkley, Head of International ... |
| 03.02.2022 | Barclays : announces strategic partnership with global corporate venture builder Rainmaking to drive FinTech innovation | Rise Start-Up Academy, a non-equity digital programme targeted to early-stage FinTech companies, opens for applications today 03 February 2022, London, UK: Barclays today announced that Rainmaking, a leading corporate venture builder, has b... |
| 02.02.2022 | Barclays : launches nationwide drive to boost small businesses, as over a quarter of SMEs say their mental wellbeing has declined during the pandemic | New research shows that whilst almost 80 per cent of businesses are optimistic about the future of their business, over a quarter feel worried or anxious after taking on debt for the first time1 The bank has launched 600 new business health... |
| 24.01.2022 | Barclays : Amplifying colleague voices on diversity and inclusion | What are Employee Resource Groups - and how are they helping to create a more diverse and inclusive culture at Barclays? Find out about the bank's 12 ERGs, their roles in amplifying colleague voices and why their efforts offer real business... |
| 20.01.2022 | Barclays : Block Listing Interim Review (PDF 121KB) | BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN Date: 20 January 2022 Name of applicant: BARCLAYS PLC Period of return: From 1 July 2021 - 31 December 2021 Name of scheme: Barclays Group Share SAYE Share Option Incentive Plan and Barclays Group Share Barc... |
| 20.01.2022 | Barclays : François Baroin appointed Barclays Chairman, France | Barclays today announces the appointment of François Baroin as Chairman, France. François was appointed as a Senior Advisor to Barclays in 2018 and has since then made an impressive contribution to the bank's activities, notably playing a k... |
| 20.01.2022 | Barclays : launches Green Home Mortgages for Buy-to-Let | · Barclays Green Home Buy-to-Let Mortgages will provide discounted interest rates for landlords choosing a 2 and 5-year fixed rate on mortgages up to 75 per cent loan-to-value (LTV). · Mortgage savings of up to £1250 on a Buy-to-Let mortgag... |
| 18.01.2022 | Barclays : Plan & Invest reduces account charges | Barclays has reduced the costs for Plan & Invest, our digital wealth management service and removed the VAT charge. This reduces the service charge on from 1.14% to 0.95%. The service charge covers three separate costs - planning, inves... |
| 17.01.2022 | Barclays : appoints Duncan Beattie and Duncan Connellan as Managing Directors of Investment Banking Australia | Sydney, 17 January 2022 - Barclays today announces the appointment of Duncan Beattie and Duncan Connellan as Managing Directors of Investment Banking in Australia. Both Mr. Beattie and Mr. Connellan will be based in Sydney and report to Ric... |
| 17.01.2022 | Barclays : Three in five UK businesses are owed money from late payments, fuelling stress and cash flow problems | Three in five (58%) SMEs are currently waiting on money which is tied up in unpaid invoices, according to research from Barclays1 More than half of adults in the UK (58%) said they would boycott a business if they knew they were a late paym... |
| 13.01.2022 | Barclays : appoints Sven Baumann as Head of Investment Banking, Germany, Austria, Switzerland | Barclays Investment Bank today announces the appointment of Sven Baumann as Head of Investment Banking for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH). Mr Baumann will provide leadership and strategic direction for Barclays' Investment Banking ... |
| 10.01.2022 | Barclays : leads a $6.6M Seed Round in RESPONSIBLE, a company driving circularity in the fashion industry | Barclays has joined together with fellow investors Techstart Ventures, Rafał Brzoska, and Sarah Friar in a $6.6 million Seed Round of investment capital in RESPONSIBLE, creators of the world's first embedded finance platform in fashion. Thi... |
| 04.01.2022 | Piggybank Boost: Kids Set To Receive Pocket Money Pay Rise In 2022 | Pocket money increases at almost twice the rate of inflation (9%), from £6.97 to £7.58 year-on-year. Tasks deemed most worthy of pocket money include washing the car, looking after younger siblings and cleaning the bathroom 53 per cent of p... |
| 29.12.2021 | How to Find Clients When Beginning Your Business | David Thompson, Tech Times 29 December 2021, 03:12 pm (Photo : serbuxarev from Pixabay) Congratulations. You somehow beat the odds and managed to get funding for your own startup. Now you are faced with an even bigger challenge: finding you... |
| 21.12.2021 | Barclays has been given an Australian banking licence as it chases ‘tremendous growth opportunities’ in Asia | (Credit: Getty Images) UK-based bank Barclays announced on Monday it had received approval from Australia’s prudential regulator to operate in the country. It is expected to begin operating as a foreign bank branch by April 2022. The bank j... |
| 15.12.2021 | Barclays : doubles investment in women's and girls' football across the FA Women's Super League, sponsoring the Women's Championship for the first time and grassroots programmes, whilst committing to ... | • New three-year sponsorship deals agreed with Premier League and The FA to cover men's and women's football with aim of driving greater equality • Barclays to extend sponsorship of the FA Women's Super League and will become first title sp... |
| 13.12.2021 | Barclays : appoints Aamir Khan as a Managing Director in UK Investment Banking | Barclays Investment Bank today announces the appointment of Aamir Khan as a Managing Director in its UK Investment Banking Coverage team. Mr Khan's primary focus will be to further grow Barclays' M&A capabilities with UK clients. Mr Kha... |
| 06.12.2021 | Barclays : £165,000,000 sustainable Christmas meal shopping boost for businesses | Brits suggest they are happy to spend an additional £3.40 each on their Christmas mealsif produce is sustainably sourced - potentially adding £165,000,0001to UK GDP Multimillion-pound spend follows two-fifths of people suggesting they are m... |
| 03.12.2021 | Barclays : reveals pitfalls of unregulated BNPL agreements for Christmas shoppers, with two in five users unclear what they're signing up to | 36 per cent of 'buy now pay later' (BNPL) users do not fully understand the consequences of missing repayments 52 per cent are unaware that unregulated BNPL providers don't have to carry out robust affordability checks 36 per cent admit to ... |
| 30.11.2021 | Barclays : “For any new business, connections are one of your biggest superpowers” | Creating connections across the city One local resident who knows Southampton's Network Eagle Lab inside out is Barclays' Sam Hobbs. As the Lab's Ecosystem Manager, it's Hobbs' responsibility to support its users in the most effective way. ... |
| 24.11.2021 | Barclays : “I owe a lot to Barclays but I've given everything possible in return” | "By hook or by crook, we kept Barclays open during the Great Storm" Jim, now 67, has worked in 12different branches and five offices across Essex and east London, and now looks after the bank's business clients in his area - but h... |
| 22.11.2021 | Barclays : ‘Never will we ever!' Barclays promises what it will never ask customers, as Brits face double risk of seasonal scams | Barclays data reveals a 17 per cent increase in the number of customers reporting shopping scams after last year's Black Friday shopping season, with £538 loss on average Barclays is helping the public to remain alert to the threat of scams... |
| 22.11.2021 | Purpose At Work: How Unreasonable Collaborates With Barclay’s To Give Businesses An ‘Unreasonable’ Advantage | Purpose At Work: How The Unreasonable Group with Barclays PHOTO PROVIDED BY Unreasonable Group |
| 09.11.2021 | Barclays' Group Executive Committee & Corporate and Investment Bank Leadership Updates | Following the appointment of C.S. Venkatakrishnan ("Venkat") as Group Chief Executive on 4 November 2021, Barclays is announcing the following changes to the Group Executive Committee, effective immediately: Paul Compton will beco... |
| 01.11.2021 | Directorate Change (PDF 437KB) | This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (as it forms part of Retained EU Law as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). 1 November 2021 Barcla... |
| 28.10.2021 | Drip Capital Raises $175M to Build a Tech-Enabled Global Trade Facilitation Platform | PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Drip Capital, Inc. (Drip Capital), a leading digital cross-border trade finance platform for small and medium businesses (SMBs), announces that it has raised $175 million in fresh capital to ... |
| 26.10.2021 | Female-led businesses have closed the gender funding gap in GreenTech | 26 October 2021: Female-founded, equity-backed businesses have now closed the gender funding gap in GreenTech, according to a new report from the Female Founders Forum - a partnership by think tank The Entrepreneurs Network and Barclays. Ha... |
| 26.10.2021 | Barclays appoints Bruce Hart as Head of Investment Banking, Africa | Barclays Investment Bank today announces the appointment of Bruce Hart as Head of Investment Banking, Africa. He will lead the coverage of Africa-based clients, working in partnership with our country, product and sector heads, as well as A... |
| 21.10.2021 | Barclays : Q3 2021 Results Announcement (PDF 281KB) | Barclays PLC Q3 2021 Results Announcement 30 September 2021 Performance Highlights The Group's diversified business model delivered a record Group profit before tax of £6.9bn (Q320 YTD: £2.4bn), a return on tangible equity (RoTE) of 14.9% (... |
| 19.10.2021 | A key to Unlocking Growth: Edinburgh comes top of the table for best cities to start a business outside of London | A new report from Barclays reveals that Edinburgh, Manchester and Leeds top the list of local authorities for the highest number of high-growth businesses outside of London The 'Unlocking Growth' report identifies the key to generating grow... |
| 14.10.2021 | Letter to My Younger Self: Sian McIntyre | In a new series of letters from the bank's leaders to their younger selves, Barclays' Sian McIntyre reflects on the experiences that have shaped her, how she learned to ignore others' limiting perceptions - and why she thinks belonging &quo... |
| 13.10.2021 | Barclays : and Social Enterprise UK report a record-breaking rise in number of social enterprises founded during pandemic | The UK now has over 100,000 social enterprises, worth a combined £60 billion to the UK economy. Having a positive social and environment impact is a top priority for social enterprises, with the vast majority (84 per cent) stating that this... |
| 11.10.2021 | Barclays : appoints Angela Liu as CEO of China | As Barclays continues to reinforce its Asia Pacific franchise, the bank today announces the appointment of Angela Liu as Country CEO, China, to strengthen its existing cross-border Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) platform in China. Ms. ... |
| 07.10.2021 | Barclays : Confidence in the Logistics sector on the rise despite pressing staff and supply shortages | · Despite well-documented headwinds, the Barclays-BDO Logistics Confidence Index shows optimism is at its highest levels since H1 2015, following the conclusion of a Brexit deal and the easing of some pandemic-related challenges · Whilst st... |
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