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Revolut Targets FTSE 250 Companies as Its UK Banking Ambition Moves Upmarket
Revolut is targeting FTSE 250 companies as it expands corporate banking in the UK. We examine its business-customer scale, licence and challenge to major banks.
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British startups and scaleups — where the money is going, which clusters are forming, and what it takes to get licensed, funded and to scale from the UK.
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Largest UK Fintech Companies: Banks, Payments and Infrastructure
A guide to the largest and most important UK fintech companies across digital banking, payments, lending, wealth technology and financial infrastructure.
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UK Technology Companies: The Industries, Employers and Scaleups Shaping British Tech
A permanent guide to UK technology companies across software, AI, fintech, cybersecurity, semiconductors, cloud and digital infrastructure.
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15 Leading Fintech Companies in the UK
A guide to 15 leading UK fintech companies, including Revolut, Wise, Monzo, Starling, Checkout.com, GoCardless, OakNorth, Zopa and other major British fintech businesses.
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ElevenLabs Went From a Dubbing Frustration to a $22 Billion Voice AI Company
How Mati Staniszewski and Piotr Dąbkowski built ElevenLabs from a dubbing problem into one of London's most valuable AI companies.
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Callosum's $100m Seed Round Is a Bet on the Layer Between AI Models and Chips
London AI infrastructure startup Callosum has raised a $100m seed round led by Atomico. We examine its workload-routing technology and why the UK Sovereign AI Fund backed it.
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Britain's Defence Spending Surge Is Becoming a Startup Story
Britain's £298bn defence investment plan is opening procurement and funding opportunities for AI, autonomy and dual-use technology startups.
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15 Leading SaaS Companies Founded in the UK
A guide to 15 leading UK SaaS companies, including Sage, Matillion, Paddle, Thought Machine, Quantexa, Tessian and other British software businesses.
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London Captured 98% of UK AI Funding in H1 2026. That Is Strength and a Warning
UK AI funding reached $9.6bn in H1 2026, up 360% year on year, while London captured 98% and the five largest raises accounted for 84% of capital.
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London's AI Startup Corridor: Why Founders Are Choosing Shoreditch Over Silicon Valley
London AI startups raised $12bn in the first seven months of 2026. Here's what's actually driving the city's AI cluster.
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Revolut Has Its UK Bank. The Harder Question Is What It Does With the Balance Sheet
Revolut has launched its fully licensed UK bank. We examine what banking status changes for deposits, lending, margins, regulation and the fintech's next phase of growth.
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Revolut's Next Act: Inside Britain's Most Valuable Fintech's Global Push
After a five-year wait, Revolut is a fully licensed UK bank. Here's what that changes — and what it signals about London's fintech ambitions.
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15 UK Startup Success Stories That Built Global Businesses
Fifteen UK startup success stories, from DeepMind and Wise to Revolut, Deliveroo, Skyscanner, Darktrace, Monzo and other British technology companies.
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Wayve's Founders Bet That Cars Should Learn to Drive, Not Memorise the Road
How Alex Kendall and Amar Shah built London-based Wayve around an end-to-end AI approach to autonomous driving.
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PhysicsX Is Trying to Make Industrial Simulation Behave More Like Software
How Robin Tuluie and Jacomo Corbo built London-based PhysicsX to use AI in engineering simulation and industrial design.
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Synthesia Turned AI Avatars Into an Enterprise Software Business
How Victor Riparbelli and Synthesia's research-led founding team built AI video into a global enterprise software category.
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The FCA Crypto Roadmap Is Turning UK Market Structure Into a Licensing Question
How the FCA crypto roadmap is reshaping UK trading platforms, stablecoins, custody and market-abuse rules as the sector moves toward a full regulatory regime.