Humza Yousaf resignation: What happens next for the SNP and Scotland’s government?
The SNP leader and First Minister has now confirmed he will give a press conference at midday today, at Bute House in Edinburgh.
Elementis: Activist investor calls for chemical firm’s chief to go amid ‘weak’ share price concerns
An activist investor in FTSE 250 firm Elementis has called for the removal of its chief executive as it becomes the latest shareholder to bemoan the chemicals group's "persistently weak" share price.
Western banks pay £684m in taxes to Vladimir Putin’s regime
The largest western banks that still operate in Russia paid more than €800m (£684m) in taxes to the Kremlin last year in a sign that foreign companies remaining in the country are helping Vladimir
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group launches fresh £80m share buyback scheme
Back in February, sporting giant Frasers Group announced a similar buyback scheme which ran for 11 weeks and ended on Sunday the 28th of April.
FATF & Furious – Preparing for Travel Rule Implementation
After the recent Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meetings in Vienna and Paris, the crypto and digital asset industry has continued their furious preparation for travel rule compliance. The rule fin
Stablecoins are starting to win the payments use case
fter a 6-year break, Stripe, the payment giant, announced that it is re-introducing Crypto payments. This time it will not be Bitcoin, a clunky payment channel at best, but USDC, the stablecoin. It wi
Astrazeneca: London-listed pharma giant heralds successful breast cancer drug
Astrazeneca has found that Enhertu helped patients live longer without their breast cancer getting worse compared to standard chemotherapy.
Wet Wimbledon fails to dampen profits at All England Club as sales hit new record
A rain-affected Wimbledon and continued cost-of-living concerns failed to impact profits at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Tech giant IBM kicks off London legal fight with Swiss software firm Lzlabs
Tech giant IBM is kicking off its legal battle against Swiss software company Lzlabs in the English High Court today over allegations of reverse-engineering
Meet Volt, the London fintech taking on Visa and Mastercard’s duopoly
For six decades, the global payments industry has been dominated by Visa and Mastercard. In the UK, the two firms had 99 per cent market share of UK debit and credit card payments in 2021.