Klarna IPO filing spurs hope of British fintech listingsStockholm-headquartered Klarna, best known for its buy-now pay-later products, publicly filed to float on the New York Stock Exchange earli...
24 Mar, 2025, 11.59 AM IST
UK fintech firm Revolut valued at $45 billion after secondary share saleBritish fintech company Revolut announced Friday it had been valued at $45 billion following a secondary share sale, which it said cemented...
16 Aug, 2024, 10.28 PM IST
London's place as fintech hub under threat: Revolut UK CEOLondon took the lead on digital bank launches after the financial crisis, but "something has shifted in the last two or three years," said ...
06 Mar, 2024, 11.49 PM IST
Italian bank Mediobanca to invest $13 million in JV with UK's Founders Factory in fintech pushMediobanca will invest €12 million ($13 million) in a joint venture with Founders Factory with a view to building up 35 fintech ventures ov...
24 Jul, 2023, 05.53 PM IST
Free trade talks in final phase with Diwali deadline in sight, says London Lord MayorThe free trade agreement (FTA) talks between India and the UK are now in their final phase and despite some outstanding issues to be resolv...
25 Sep, 2022, 10.33 AM IST
A wise move? London listing may open fintech floodgates"London has the potential to be a global fintech centre, and someone like Wise listing on the stock markets gives other companies options,"...
10 Jul, 2021, 12.08 PM IST
Plaid gets $425 million funding at $13.4 billion valuationThe funding round comes a few months after Plaid and Visa Inc. called off a planned $5.3 billion merger following a US lawsuit aimed at sto...
07 Apr, 2021, 06.46 PM IST
Indian-origin entrepreneur's startup leads London fintech boomAmong fintech investment deals on a global level, London has taken top spot in 2019, with a total of 114 deals, overtaking New York in seco...
23 Sep, 2019, 05.34 PM IST
Lord Mayor of London leads fintech mission to IndiaThe City of London Mayor said the visit aims to boost relations between India and the UK in innovative finance.
13 Sep, 2019, 05.22 PM IST
London top choice for Indian investors with record investments in 2018: ReportIndian companies choosing to invest and expand in London reached an all-time high last year, with 32 investment projects – a giant leap fro...
03 May, 2019, 10.42 AM IST
There’s a raging ‘war for talent’ as banks take on fintechsTraditional financial institutions have faced intense competition as a result, with former Barclays CEO Antony Jenkins saying in July last ...
24 Jan, 2018, 08.58 AM IST
When GoQii's Vishal Gondal met old friend and London's deputy mayor for business Rajesh AgarwalThe two have known each other for 17 years.
03 Jan, 2018, 12.24 PM IST
Beijing-backed fund gets $500 million for US, EU startupsSilk Ventures aims to match Chinese corporates with European and American startups producing technologies that can fill the regional demand.
16 May, 2017, 09.01 AM IST
UK finance minister Philip Hammond to lead trade mission to India next weekDuring the visit, Hammond is set to focus on "Prime Minister Modi's 'Make in India' vision, which is devised to transform the country into ...
02 Apr, 2017, 04.02 PM IST
Arun Jaitley opens London Stock Exchange in special ceremonyFollowing the market open ceremony, Nikhil Rathi, CEO, London Stock Exchange (LSE) plc, hosted a roundtable event with Jaitley,
27 Feb, 2017, 10.54 PM IST
View: What could go wrong for Fintech post demonetization windfall?Demonetisation is a very big move, which will surely have profound impact. In the coming months we would know how it pans out, but the fint...
22 Nov, 2016, 01.34 PM IST
Brexit, London's fintech scene and opportunity for IndiaThe process of starting up itself is very difficult and to add socio-economic and political upheavals is to take the troubles of an entrepr...
06 Jul, 2016, 10.23 AM IST