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The UK is set for a record year of VC activity, suggest a new report from White Star Capital. Following a decline to $5.4bn in 2018 from the record heights of $5.8bn experienced in 2017, this year is set to surpass all previous figures. The early-stage venture capital fund suggests that the total amount of…
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Standard Chartered, London-based bank and financial services firm completes a milestone with its first joint blockchain-based supply chain financing transaction. The financial firm announced that the institution managed to successfully complete their first run of a joint deep-tier supply chain financing transaction. The projection is as part of a partnership with China-based supply chain financing…
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Legal & General, one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor, has announced a partnership with Manchester-based fintech Raisin.co.uk. The collaboration will provide Legal & General customers with access to FSCS protected cash savings accounts through the Raisin.co.uk marketplace. With the UK retail savings market worth an estimated £700bn, Legal & General’s new partnership with…