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How the new NHS COVID-19 tracing app works

The government has officially launched a contact tracing app to the public six months after lockdown...

Amazon workers sign up as Britain’s first tech trade union launches

The United Tech and Allied Workers (UTAW) has become Britain’s first tech trade union.  A br...

Tech Nation reveals its FinTech cohort for 2020

Tech Nation has announced the 31 UK FinTech companies that have been selected to join its Fintech Co...

Former HSBC Group COO joins Thought Machine

Cloud native banking tech firm Thought Machine has appointed Andy Maguire as Chair. Maguire, form...

InsurTech Honcho launches van insurance marketplace

Durham-based FinTech disrupter Honcho has launched its van insurance reverse auction marketplace. ...

ClearBank and Tide secure £25m to help SMEs weather Covid-19, Brexit

London headquartered cloud-native clearing bank ClearBank, in partnership with business banking plat...

HealthTech start-up Awell Health raises £1.9m

HealthTech start-up Awell Health has raised £1.9m in funding to bring its collaboration and product...

Profit doubles at UK FinTech Transferwise

British FinTech leader Transferwise reports that it has more than doubled its profit in the last 12 ...

London start-up’s new app hopes to save UK drivers £2bn

London start-up Caura has announced its first product, an app to allow UK drivers to manage their pa...

Payments FinTech firm Total Processing secures £5m

Payments Fintech Total Processing has received a £5m investment from alternative lender BOOST&C...

Cambridge BioTech raises £40.6m

Cambridge-headquartered clinical stage BioTech firm Immune Regulation has closed a Series B funding ...

eBike firm eyes UK expansion after $40m funding

Dutch eBike brand VanMoof has said the UK is a key market for expansion following news of its $40m (...