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London Mayor Visits Silicon Valley to Talk Tech Trade Mission
Big Tech // May 11, 2022

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is meeting with Silicon Valley technology leaders as part of a trade mission and U.S. tour to boost London’s tourism and technology industries. He will be joined on his San Francisco area visit by 11 London-based founders of women-led tech firms...

UK Leads EU in Driving Global Growth In HealthTech Sector
Healthcare // November 22, 2021

Following extended lockdowns and widespread disruption in social services, people have been seeking alternative ways to access health services, leading to an increased use of technology and innovation in healthcare provision. As a result, investments in global health technology startups have skyrocketed this year, hitting...

More Tech Isn’t Always The Answer
Payments Innovation // October 27, 2021

Allen Simpson, acting CEO of London & Partners, discusses how new, pandemic-driven payment models have put cash at risk. “At a societal level, the solution is not further technological innovation nor access to technology, but a model that recognizes the need to keep cash as...

The Key To Creating Scale Amid A Crisis
Payments Innovation // July 27, 2021

In A Decade of Digital Transformation in 12 Months, 46 C-suite executives spoke with PYMNTS for its Q2 eBook on what the world will look like as recovery rolls on and the next iteration of normal rolls out. In this excerpt, Allen Simpson, acting CEO...

Interviews & Exclusives
Has UK’s Cautious Approach to New Technologies Paid Off?

June 06, 2023
New York and London — two of the world’s leading business-destination cities and top global financial centers — have a “strong two-way flow in terms of FinTech innovation,” say Innovate Finance CEO Janine Hirt and Stephen Feline, North America director at London & Partners.  “When you look at our two ecosystems, we are world leaders […]

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London Mayor Visits Silicon Valley to Talk Tech Trade Mission

May 11, 2022
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is meeting with Silicon Valley technology leaders as part of a trade mission and U.S. tour to boost London’s tourism and technology industries. He will be joined on his San Francisco area visit by 11 London-based founders of women-led tech firms eyeing investment and expansion opportunities in the U.S., according to […]

Bitcoin Daily: UK Crypto Firms Raised £200M Last Year; Concordium Adds Ex-Nasdaq Exec To Board

January 09, 2019
Blockchain and digital currency startups notched over £200m in funding from venture capitalists in 2018 per Pitchbook and London & Partners data, TheNextWeb reported. By comparison, the startups from those...