All articles by Andrew Fawthrop
Andrew Fawthrop
Ranking the biggest investment deals for UK fintechs in 2019
Fintech is one of the bright lights of the UK economy right now, attracting a welcome flow of investment capital…
Goldman Sachs invests €25m in German fintech Raisin
Goldman Sachs has made a €25m ($28m) investment into Germany-based savings fintech Raisin, bringing the disruptor’s overall funding to €195m…
AI pioneer Alan Turing chosen to feature on the new £50 note
English scientist and mathematician Alan Turing has been chosen as the face of the new £50 note in the UK,…
CYBG launches B Smart app with GoCompare to ease energy switching
Customers at CYBG’s digital banking offshoot can now switch their energy supplier using the new B Smart app – after…
What is Swish? The mobile payments system used by more than two-thirds of Swedes
Swish has been a driving force behind Sweden’s digital payments revolution, which has pushed the country ever closer to becoming…
Donald Trump takes aim at Facebook over Libra cryptocurrency
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter last night to launch a rebuke of Bitcoin and the Facebook Libra coin…
N26 makes debut in the USA market – with 100,000 users already signed up
German challenger bank N26 has made its first foray out of Europe and into the USA market as it looks…
UK banking system can withstand ‘worst case’ Brexit and global trade war
The UK economy is resilient enough to withstand the risks posed by a “worst case scenario” Brexit – even if…
Global trade tensions and Brexit uncertainty cloud Eurozone growth forecast
Economic growth is expected across the Eurozone during the next two years – but global trade tensions and the prospect…
Wharton Global Forum 2019: Perspectives on fintech disruption
The Wharton Global Forum 2019 in London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House hotel last week welcomed figures from the financial services industry…