London news and trends

As Hybrid Work Impacts Urban Retail, London Looks to Offer Rent-Free Shops
Retail // July 31, 2023

During the pandemic, many fled the city to live the suburban life. Today, urban commercial real estate companies are struggling to fill their spaces with enticing retailers that will encourage consumer foot traffic.   Some, however, are willing to make bold bets by bucking the eCommerce...

OpenAI Picks London for 1st International Office
Artificial Intelligence // June 28, 2023

ChatGPT creator OpenAI has picked London for its first headquarters outside the United States. “London’s vibrant technology ecosystem and its exceptional talent make it the ideal location for OpenAI’s first international office,” the company wrote in a blog post Wednesday (June 28). “The teams in London will focus on...

Expend Integrates Visa Business Card Transactions Into Expense Management Platform
Spend Management // June 20, 2023

London-based Expend has integrated Visa Business Card transactions into its spend and expense management platform. With this new Expend Card Connect feature, Visa Business Card debit and credit transactions can be passed into the Expend app in real time, streamlining the processing of business expenses, Expend said...

CAB Payments Sees ‘Significant’ IPO Interest Despite Rocky UK Market
IPO // June 15, 2023

CAB Payments Holdings has confirmed its plans to go public on the London Stock Exchange. The payments services/foreign exchange company had first announced plans for an initial public offering last week, and restated those intentions Thursday (June 15). “Following significant interest in CAB Payments, the...

Interviews & Exclusives
What Will London’s Place Be in the Future of Global Clearing?

July 13, 2022
Investors would argue that New York, home to the two largest stock exchanges in the world, is clearly the nerve center of the global economy. Others might point to Hong Kong as the engine of international commerce thanks to its deep ties with the world’s largest economies and critical role as the preeminent East-West trade […]

London’s FinTech Scene Leverages Opportunity, Talent and Diversity to Stay on Top

September 10, 2021
Back in the days when co-working meant making a cappuccino in Starbucks last an entire morning, London’s digital entrepreneurs were much more of a curiosity than a community. In the...

Divido’s Smart Path To POS Financing Growth

June 12, 2017
Installment loans in retail are not new – they’ve been around in some form for the last three or four decades.  But as Divido co-founder Christer Holloman told PYMNTS’ Karen...

Mind The Brexit Gap In Clarity, Please

June 30, 2016
We wanted to know how the FinTech folks on the ground really fell about Brexit and what it means for the future of FinTech. Ralph Dangelmaier, CEO of BlueSnap, is...

Quick Reads
Revolut CEO: London Could Lose FinTech Hub Status

March 06, 2024
Revolut’s new U.K. CEO wants to make sure London remains a FinTech hub. Speaking to Bloomberg News Wednesday (March 6), Francesca Carlesi warned that the British capital risks losing out to Paris and New York in the race to woo startups. This week, the report said, she joined Innovate Finance’s newly-formed “Unicorn Council,” a collection […]

OpenAI Picks London for 1st International Office

June 28, 2023
ChatGPT creator OpenAI has picked London for its first headquarters outside the United States. “London’s vibrant technology ecosystem and its exceptional talent make it the ideal location for OpenAI’s first international office,” the company...

Expend Integrates Visa Business Card Transactions Into Expense Management Platform

June 20, 2023
London-based Expend has integrated Visa Business Card transactions into its spend and expense management platform. With this new Expend Card Connect feature, Visa Business Card debit and credit transactions can be passed...

CAB Payments Sees ‘Significant’ IPO Interest Despite Rocky UK Market

June 15, 2023
CAB Payments Holdings has confirmed its plans to go public on the London Stock Exchange. The payments services/foreign exchange company had first announced plans for an initial public offering last...