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UNITY TRUST BANK DOUBLES GRANT FUNDING AS DEMAND FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES RISES

Unity Trust Bank has stepped up its commitment to community impact financing, awarding a £5,000 grant to Health Psychology Management

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BEYOND THE HYPE: HOW QUANTUM COMPUTING IS ALREADY TRANSFORMING FINANCE

December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 NewsDesk AI and quantum finance, Alastair King, Chair IBM UK and Ireland, Chief Executive NayaOne, City of London innovation, Dr Nicola Hodson, financial services technology, fintech ecosystem UK, fintech UK, IBM quantum, Karan Jain, Lord Mayor of London, Lord Vallance, Mansion House event, market simulation quantum, NayaOne innovation, portfolio optimisation quantum, quantum computing UK, quantum finance, quantum hackathon, quantum startups London, Science Minister, UK science and technology, WarwiQC, winning team

Where Quantum Meets the City: How a Hackathon Became a Blueprint for the Future of Financial Innovation Long after the

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TOP CATERING BUTCHER RELOCATES TO NEW PREMISES IN HERTFORDSHIRE WITH SUPPORT FROM HSBC UK

October 24, 2025 NewsDesk British butchery, business growth UK, business relocation, catering butcher, Christian Raggio, Commercial Banking Relationship Manager, commercial banking support, Craig Wallace, food industry innovation, food supply chain, Hertfordshire business, HSBC UK, hybrid protein products, IMS of Smithfield, Managing Director, meat industry investment, sustainable meat production, UK hospitality suppliers

IMS of Smithfield Expands Operations with New Hertfordshire Facility Backed by HSBC UK One of London’s best-known catering butchers, IMS

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ITALIAN TECH FIRMS SECURE KEY ROLE IN DIGITAL EURO ROLLOUT

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 NewsDesk Almaviva, APIs, Digital Euro, digital payments, ECB, EU fintech, European Central Bank, European technology, eurozone finance, Fabrick, fintech innovation, mobile payments, monetary sovereignty, open finance, SDKs, Sella Group

The European Central Bank (ECB) has appointed Italian technology leaders Almaviva and Fabrick to spearhead the development of the Digital

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OTALA.MARKETS LAUNCHES IN UK WITH STRUCTURED INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS

September 24, 2025 NewsDesk Antonio De Negri., Bank, Banking, European Structured Products Association, Eusipa, founder, investment bank, loan, loans, Money, Otala.Markets, portfolio management, Ricky Knox, Serial Entrepreneur, Tandem Bank, Trading, trading and portfolio management

Otala.Markets, a specialist investment bank focused on structured investment solutions, has entered the UK market with ambitions to secure a

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PERSONAL INSOLVENCIES SURGE WHILE BUSINESS FAILURES HOLD STEADY

September 22, 2025 NewsDesk borrowing, Budget, businesses, continuing food price inflation, corporate, corporate insolvencies, Debt Relief Orders, Director, DROs, financial, GDP, housing costs, insolvencies, Insolvency, James Cowper Kreston, President of R3, stable stress”, Tom Russell, UK, UK Economy, utility bills

Corporate insolvencies fell slightly in August but remain significantly higher than a year ago, while personal insolvencies continued to climb,

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LONDON BUSINESS ACTIVITY CONTRACTS FOR FIRST TIME IN OVER TWO YEARS AMID ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 NewsDesk Bank, Banking, Business Activity Index, Chief Economist, cost, decline, dip in economy, employment, Finance, financial, growth, higher wage bills, IT expenses, London, London’s private sector, National Insurance, Natwest, Private sector, raw material costs, Sebastian Burnside, slow economy

London’s private sector output declined in April for the first time since 2022, as economic uncertainty and cost pressures weighed

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EAST LONDON PRINT COMPANY EXPANDS WITH GREEN INVESTMENT

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 NewsDesk Alison Branch, Antony Kuma, Associate Director, Brendon Shanahan, Christie's Auction House, East London, efficiency, English Heritage, Environmental Printer of the Year Award, FTSE 100, global fund managers, Investment, Lloyds Bank, Lloyds' Green Asset Finance, Managing Director, Park Communications, Print Week, Printers, Printing, printing company, Relationship Director, Tate Modern, Technology, the National Gallery

A major East London printing company is making significant strides in sustainability and operational efficiency following a multimillion-pound investment in

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TIKTOK SENSATION SKINCARE BRAND GLOWS WITH HSBC UK FUNDING

November 28, 2024 NewsDesk Area Director, Director, family-run business, haircare, HSBC, HSBC UK, manufacturing, Nature Spell, Sach Gulati, Sharon Murphy, shop, skincare, TikTok, TikTok Shop, UK manufacturing

TikTok Shop’s bestselling haircare and skincare brand is set for growth with support from HSBC UK. Nature Spell will use a £1.9m

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FINAL DEADLINE FOR 2024 LLOYDS BANK BRITISH BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS EXTENDED UNTIL JUNE 28

June 24, 2024June 24, 2024 NewsDesk Black Business Show (The Lloyds Bank DE&I Champion of the Year Award), British companies, Cleanology (The Lloyds Bank Small to Medium-Sized Business of the Year Award), Commercial Director at Not On The High Street, Director, entrepreneurial start-ups, Founder of OnlyCurls, Francesca Pittaway, Frenchic (The Lloyds Bank Business of the Year), FTSE 100 Business of the Year Award, General Manager Europe for JetBlue Airways, Jonathan Caswell, Lizzie Carter, Lloyds Bank, Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards, Maja Gedosev, Octopus Energy (The Employer of the Year Award), Origination Director at LDC, Paul Morrison, Revive Collagen (The Lloyds Bank New Business of the Year Award), Sarah Austin, SMEs, The Customer Loyalty Award and The New Founder of the Year Award, UK&I Education Lead at Zoom

British companies aiming to highlight their perseverance, their impact on the economy and society, and their achievements can take advantage

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