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24.05 / 22:39

Military Ukraine war enters 'most active phase of full-scale Russian aggression'

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says Russia's assault on Ukraine's eastern front is the "largest" seen in Europe since World War Two.

24.05 / 20:13

Fraud Climate change Igor Dodon: Former Moldovan President arrested on suspicion of corruption

The former president of Moldova, Igor Dodon, was arrested on Tuesday after a raid on his home and a string of other private addresses.

24.05 / 20:13

exhibition Climate change end Three months on, Russia's war in Ukraine has no end in sight

The war was expected to be over in a couple of days, according to most analysts: a quick offensive, a government on the run, and victory declared.

24.05 / 19:29

NATO Sexual assault As Sweden and Finland seek to join NATO, just 4 EU states could be left out of the alliance

Spurred by Russia's aggression on Ukraine, Sweden and Finland have both formally requested to join NATO and if accepted would leave to just four the number of European Union member states not in the trans-Atlantic military alliance.

24.05 / 18:01

Sexual assault Deal EU may reach deal on Russian oil ban 'in a matter of weeks', Ursula von der Leyen tells Euronews

A deal on a stalled proposal to introduce an EU-wide ban on Russian oil imports could be reached "in a matter of weeks," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who is one of the staunchest advocates behind the measure.

24.05 / 17:57

Government Stablecoin Bitcoin regulatory Enforcement and adoption: What do UK’s recent regulatory aims for crypto mean?

In April, the United Kingdom’s Economic and Finance Ministry, also known as Her Majesty’s Treasury, announced its intention to put the United Kingdom at the forefront of technology by bringing stablecoins under the country’s payments regulation — a bold move that looks especially intriguing in contrast to the recent shock, caused by TerraUSD’s (UST) depegging.

24.05 / 17:37

FCA branded ‘not fit for purpose’ as protestors march for better regulation

A crowd of roughly 75 protestors branded the Financial Conduct Authority "not fit for purpose" as they began a march from the Royal Courts of Justice on 24 May.

24.05 / 15:35

Bitcoin The Fintech Files: Kalifa’s rallying cry, pro traders pick bitcoin and Klarna to axe jobs

A little over a year ago, Ron Kalifa's review into Britain’s fintech scene landed – and it caused quite a stir. The former chief of payments processing giant Worldpay used the report to suggest how the government and regulators could “retain the UK’s fintech crown” (Rishi Sunak’s words, not ours).

24.05 / 15:29

Silicon Valley Bank’s Erin Platts: Tech stock ‘recalibration’ is no bad thing

You might expect Erin Platts to be a bit downbeat, amid the biggest slump in technology stocks in two decades. After all, as European head of Silicon Valley Bank, her business depends entirely on the fortunes of fast-growing tech companies.

24.05 / 12:51

Sexual assault Prison Russian court upholds nine-year prison sentence for Alexei Navalny

An appeals court in Russia has upheld a nine-year prison sentence for opposition politician Alexei Navalny.

24.05 / 12:29

Sexual assault Boris Johnson: New 'partygate' photos emerge, as PM waits official report

New photographs have emerged of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson raising a glass in front of a group of people, with snacks and several wine bottles on a table in front of him.

24.05 / 10:49

Limelight Rich List 2022: Meet the fintech leaders who broke into the upper ranks

While a host of household names may have grabbed the headlines on this year’s Sunday Times Rich List, one sector featured more prominently than ever: fintech.

24.05 / 09:45

Blockchain Stablecoin Law Decoded: The long waves in the aftermath of UST’s crash, May 16-23

It’s been two weeks since the shock of the TerraUSD (UST) depegging, but the long waves of this event are still coming in. The Congressional Research Service described the UST crash as a “run-like” scenario and claimed that the crypto industry has not reached the same level of “adequate regulating” as the traditional finance market.

24.05 / 08:21

Sexual assault Ukraine live: Russia is waging “total war” on Ukraine, says President Zelenskyy

Today marks the three-month anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last night accusing Russia of inflicting as many casualties and as much infrastructure destruction as possible.

24.05 / 02:59

UPS Fighting Ron Kalifa: Here’s how I’m fighting to keep London’s fintech dominance

As UK fintech continues to mature, it is vital that we all continue to influence the policy environment. I welcome that many have tried to push these issues further up the agenda since the fintech review, which was published last year. That push to hold decision-makers’ feet to the fire deserves praise.

24.05 / 02:59

Silicon Valley Bank’s Erin Platts: Tech stock ‘recalibration’ is no bad thing

23.05 / 20:45

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23.05 / 16:37

Limelight Rich List 2022: Meet the fintech leaders who broke into the upper ranks

While a host of household names may have grabbed the headlines on this year’s Sunday Times Rich List, one sector featured more prominently than ever: fintech.

23.05 / 13:35

Jim O’Neill: Recession is coming, but we can still stop the worst of it

Jim O’Neill, a former chair of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and a former UK treasury minister, is a member of the Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development

23.05 / 13:29

business Ripple XRP security WEF 2022: Ripple CEO reveals he visited SEC several times before lawsuit struck

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of cross-border payments company Ripple, spoke during a panel discussion Monday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

23.05 / 04:21

cryptocurrency Personal Finance RBI Luna fall When crypto prices fall, Ayushmann Khurrana, Disha Patani, Ranveer Singh are of little help

According to some media reports last week, capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) proposed to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance that celebrities should not be allowed to endorse cryptocurrencies.

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