
Lloyds eyes Curve acquisition in fintech push to rival Apple Pay
Lloyds Banking Group is in advanced talks to acquire digital wallet Curve in a deal worth up to £120m, as it seeks to challenge Apple Pay…
Harvard alumni and former New York Times journalist. Editor of Business Matters for over 15 years, the UKs largest business magazine. I am also head of Capital Business Media's automotive division working for clients such as Red Bull Racing, Honda, Aston Martin and Infiniti.

Lloyds Banking Group is in advanced talks to acquire digital wallet Curve in a deal worth up to £120m, as it seeks to challenge Apple Pay…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves launches regulatory reforms and £20m City-backed campaign to get more Britons investing in shares, calling on regulators to ease restrictions and back growth.

UK borrowing costs may rise by at least £20bn due to falling pension fund demand for gilts, says the OBR, as the government faces a shift…

The UK faces major tax rises as the OBR warns of soaring debt and tough fiscal decisions, with pressure mounting on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to stabilise…

Campaigners urge UK government to protect whistleblowers under new equality bill mandating disability and ethnicity pay gap reporting for large employers.

The £122m PPE Medpro trial concluded with the defence calling the government’s case a “bad claim” and urging the court not to favour DHSC’s flawed assumptions.…

Sandbanks, long considered Britain’s most exclusive coastal enclave, is facing a sharp slowdown in demand as punitive tax changes under both the Conservative and Labour governments…

Four young people, including a 17-year-old boy and a 20-year-old woman, have been arrested in a major cybercrime investigation linked to high-profile attacks on Marks &…

Day 11 of the PPE Medpro trial saw the defence deliver a scathing closing, accusing DHSC of changing arguments, withholding evidence, and failing to prove its…

In a stunning development for the world of Formula 1, Christian Horner has been dismissed as team principal of Red Bull Racing, bringing an end to…

In closing submissions, PPE Medpro accuses DHSC of using the courts to cover its PPE procurement failures during the pandemic, branding the £122m case as “opportunistic”…

UK carmakers are on course to meet this year’s electric vehicle (EV) sales targets, despite having successfully lobbied the government to soften the rules.

Businesses, charities and community groups have joined forces to call on the UK government to scrap VAT on all repaired and refurbished electronics — a move…

More than 23 million people in the UK believe they could be entitled to compensation for mis-sold car finance, according to a new survey, as the…

Electric parcel delivery startup Hived raises $42 million from Japan-backed investors to expand its fleet beyond London into Bristol, Bath, and Brighton.