Suhail Ahmad, MBA

Tech Investor & Entrepreneur | Founder AIx Group

  • Coinbase and Barclays Part Ways, Will UK Users Be Affected?

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    It is being reported that Barclays, the London-based global bank, recently stopped banking for Coinbase, the United States-based crypto exchange. Coinbase reportedly found a quick replacement in the form of another United Kingdom-based establishment, ClearBank. While Barclays connected San Francisco-based Coinbase to the U.K. Faster Payments Scheme (FPS), enabling instant withdrawals and deposits of British pounds at the exchange, ClearBank won’t offer…

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  • What is innovation and how can businesses foster it?

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    The UK Government has a stated ambition to be ‘the world’s most innovative economy’ and has been supporting growth and innovation with the R&D Tax Credit scheme since 2000. However, when just 42,000 of the UK’s SMEs made any claim last year, and a significant proportion of companies are systematically underclaiming, what has to change…

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  • UK fintech Curve to launch crowdfunding campaign

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    Curve, the multi-use banking platform which consolidates several cards and accounts into one smart card and app is launching a seven figure crowdfunding campaign this September. With a valuation of $250m, it sits alongside the UK’s most exciting scaleups; Transferwise, Monzo, Revolut and Starling. The fintech has raised over $70m to date. According to the…

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