The UK is one of the destinations of choice for leading automotive companies seeking a competitive edge through technological innovation thanks to our world-class R&D expertise and ecosystem – and it’s a global excellence on which we’re doubling down. Indeed, as SMMT’s latest report Driving Automotive Innovation: Insights From Industry published this week shows, the UK […]
Business confidence rose in October, increasing eight points to 50%, according to the latest Lloyds Business Barometer. The rise follows a dip in September, with the uplift marked by increased confidence across several regions and sectors. Confidence in businesses’ own trading prospects increased by 11 points to 62%, while economic optimism improved for the first […]
United Trust Bank (UTB) is proud to co-sponsor the Federation of Master Builders’ (FMB) newly updated ‘Guide to Becoming a Small Housing Developer’, launched to help and encourage more builders to confidently expand their activities to include principal development and to take on the UK’s housing challenge. Produced in partnership with Openreach and backed by leading […]
European financial technology provider payabl. has launched its point-of-sale (POS) solution in the UK, helping merchants deliver fast, reliable, and secure in-person payments as part of a unified experience across channels. payabl. in-store enables businesses in retail, hospitality, and services to accept multiple payment methods – including Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. Since its […]
Tink, A Visa Solution, and Coinbase have announced a partnership to enable crypto purchases via Pay by Bank in Germany. Pay by Bank is an open banking-powered payment method that allows consumers to transfer money directly from one bank account to another – quickly, securely, and without the need for manual data entry. The partnership allows Coinbase […]
Salt Edge has partnered with Finlayer, a Romanian financial management platform helping small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) manage their finances more easily. The platform acts as a financial layer on top of existing banking systems, letting companies handle all their operations without changing banks. Finlayer chose Salt Edge for its secure, fully compliant open banking […]
A young entrepreneur from Coatbridge and his dad have attracted 3,000 customers in their first two months of trading after they opened a new mobile food business in September. The pair accessed expert start-up advice and support from Business Gateway to help get their business off the ground. Specksy’s Spuds, founded by Reece Muir and […]
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “News of the emerging thaw in trade relations between the US and China wasn’t enough to power the FTSE 100 to another record this morning. It has retreated a little at the open, after reaching its best ever close of 9,756.14 on Wednesday. Following the conclusion of talks in […]
The Energy & Environment Alliance (EEA), a global coalition whose members represent more than 50,000 hotels and £360bn in hospitality and real-estate capital, today launched a worldwide consultation on the establishment of the first financially material sustainability accounting standards for the hotels and lodging sector. The initiative, led by the EEA Taskforce on Hotels & Lodging […]
The Barclays Regional Investment Map, which provides insights into UK company funding and growth, reveals an increase in new business registrations across the UK in Q3 2025. According to the analysis by Barclays Eagle Labs and Beauhurst the number of active UK companies has risen to 5.48 million – a 0.43% increase from the previous […]
