Accountancy funding platform Capitalise secures £3.5m Series A investment backed by QED Investors and Hambro Perks February 20, 2019 Accountancy funding platform Capitalise has closed a £3.5m Series A investment round led by US venture capital firm QED Investors and supported by existing investor Hambro Perks. Capitalise, which works with 105 institutional partners, will use the funding to expand the company’s cloud product for advisers to “navigate the ever growing market of financial products [...]
UK telecoms operators must strengthen cyber security to prevent cyber attacks, says top spy boss February 20, 2019 The UK needs higher standards of cyber security across the telecoms sector, a top spy boss said today, insisting no conclusion has been reached about the use of Huawei’s 5G equipment. Speaking at a cyber security conference in Brussels this afternoon, Ciaran Martin, head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), said the telecoms market must [...]
Celebrity marketing fees fall by two-thirds in two years amid shift to micro-influencers February 20, 2019 The amount of money marketers are willing to splurge on high-profile celebrity influencers has plunged by two-thirds over the last two years, a new survey has revealed. Data published by Rakuten Marketing shows UK marketers are willing to fork out £25,000 for a single post by a Facebook influencer, down from £75,000 in 2017. Read [...]
The Dutch ‘Brexit Snatch’: Why Azimo is not quitting the UK February 20, 2019 Have you heard the news? Azimo is one of 250 companies moving to the Netherlands in an alleged ‘Brexit Snatch’ by the Dutch government. Read more: London fintech startups poised to expand in Europe They say never let the truth get in the way of a good story but as the chief executive of Azimo, [...]
Citymapper launches contactless London travelcard that is cheaper than TfL’s Tube and bus travel fares February 20, 2019 London commuter app Citymapper has launched a new subscription service that will allow people to pay for weekly travel across all modes of transport, built into a contactless card. From launch, Citymapper Pass will cover travel on the Tube, buses, trains, Santander bikes and its own Citymapper Ride shared taxi service in zones one and two. Read more: TfL told [...]
Microsoft opens up cyber security services in Europe in wake of fresh Russia attacks February 20, 2019 Microsoft has expanded the reach of its cyber security service for political organisations in Europe, after detecting a fresh wave of attacks from Russian hackers. The firm's vice president for customer security and trust Tom Burt said Microsoft's Threat Intelligence Centre (MSTIC) had discovered attacks on employees of the German Council of Foreign Relations, and European [...]
We need female tech trailblazers if the UK is to keep its unicorn crown February 20, 2019 The UK has been crowned the “tech unicorn capital of Europe”, by virtue of the fact that we have more billion-dollar-valued tech companies than any other country in the EU. But the next generation of unicorns, which include the likes of Just Eat, Deliveroo, and Purplebricks, could well be under threat if the tech industry, [...]
Qualcomm launches new 5G smartphone chip ahead of network rollout February 19, 2019 Tech giant Qualcomm today unveiled its second generation of chips that allow smartphones to connect to 5G in a bid to fasttrack the rollout of the new network. The US chipmaker said the so-called modem chip is designed to support the global 5G rollout and can also work on 4G networks, allowing greater flexibility for [...]
Cyber attack threat poses biggest risk to UK businesses adopting 5G February 19, 2019 Cyber threats pose the biggest risk to UK businesses adopting 5G, new research has revealed. Around 40 per cent of businesses see the risk of cyber attacks as the most concerning aspect of the new high-speed mobile network, according to a survey by EY. Read more: The stakes are high in the global 5G race [...]
Google mistakenly bans Youtubers playing Pokemon Go for non-existent child abuse videos February 19, 2019 Google removed the accounts of several prominent YouTubers yesterday afternoon, mistakenly believing they broke its guidelines on posting child abuse videos. Youtubers Mystic7, Trainer Tips and Marksman, who have more than 3.5m subscribers between them, had their accounts banned yesterday evening after posting videos of themselves playing Pokemon Go, a popular online video game. They [...]
