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Science & Technology

Lloyds Hires AWS Exec to Lead AI and Analytics Division

Rohit Dhawan was appointed by Lloyds Banking Group as Director of AI (artificial intelligence) at the Group’s new AI Centre of Excellence, bringing together experts in Data Science, Behavioral Science, ML Engineering, Advanced Analytics and AI Ethics.

Science & Technology

UK Cancels $1.7 Billion of Computing Projects

In the United Kingdom, the local government has canceled computer infrastructure projects worth 1.3 billion pounds ($1.7 billion).

Finance & Economics

UK Banks Cut Costs

The largest local financial institutions in the United Kingdom have started to cut costs.

Finance & Economics

Barclays Reports Q2 Earnings

Barclays on Thursday, August 1, published the results of its operations for the second quarter of the current year.

Finance & Economics

Bank of England Reportedly to Kick Off Slow Cycle of Interest Rate Cuts

The media reports that currently, the dominant point of view among experts is that shortly the Bank of England is highly likely to warn investors that they should not bet on launching the process of consistently cutting interest rates if its policymakers decide this week on a sharp lowering of the cost of borrowing.

News

UK Startup Fractile Raises $15 Million

The Fractile startup, which is based in the United Kingdom, reported that it managed to raise $15 million in seed funding.

News

One-Fourth of UK Payments are Contactless

During 2023, 18.3 billion contactless payments were made in the UK, with one-third of adults using mobile contactless payments at least once a month

Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut Gets Long-Awaited UK Banking License

Revolut startup, which operates in the fintech industry, on Thursday, July 25, announced the receipt of a banking license in the United Kingdom.

News

Revolut Reportedly to Hit $45 Billion Valuation After Share Sale

The media reports that Revolut is currently preparing for a share sale that would value it at $45 billion.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut Reportedly Denies British Customers Reimbursement Requests

The media reports that Revolut refused to reimburse thousands of customers in the United Kingdom after how they were defrauded.

News

UK Wage Growth Demonstrates Slowdown

A slowdown in the rate of wage growth was recorded in the United Kingdom.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Ethos & Thought Machine to Launch a Shariah-Compliant Digital Financial Service

Thought Machine’s next-generation core banking platform, Vault Core, will power Ethos real-time Shariah-compliant financial solutions available on mobile devices.

Finance & Economics

Calastone Says UK Investors Buy $14.5 Billion of Stocks This Year

Data from the Calastone fund network shows that in the United Kingdom, investors added a record 11.4 billion pounds ($14.5 billion) to private equity funds in the first six months of the current year.

News

Revolut CEO Demonstrates Optimism About UK Bank License Approval

The head of Revolut, a financial technology industry giant based in the United Kingdom, Nikolay Storonsky, said he was optimistic about the prospects that this company would receive a banking license from the UK authorities.

News

UK GDP Demonstrates Growth

The economy of the United Kingdom left the territory of the materialization of the negative recession scenario ahead of the time that experts and analysts predicted.

News

Revolut Reportedly Plans Share Sale

The media reports that Revolut is currently planning a sale of shares and seeking a valuation, which would be close to that of Lloyds Banking Group.