Why the fintech industry should be worried
Fintechs have reason to be worried. There’s certainly been no shortage of bad news hitting the sector recently. Headlines about…
10 May 2022
Why the fintech industry should be worried
Fintechs have reason to be worried. There's certainly been no shortage of bad news hitting the sector recently. Headlines about investment cooldowns, mass layoffs and plummeting stock valuations have slammed…
16 Feb 2022
Start-up success fuels Stockholm’s FDI story
If you are luck enough to visit the Fotografiska museum on the island of Södermalm in the centre of Stockholm, from its top-floor café you will be able to take…
14 Feb 2022
Can FDI help Helsinki’s demographic challenges?
In 2021, 13 investors and business owners, along with their families, relocated to Helsinki, the capital city of Finland, under a special three-month visa. Investment promotion agency Helsinki Partners launched…
07 Jul 2021
Does the UK’s inaction on Nexperia undermine the National Security and Investment Act?
[caption id="attachment_44367" align="alignnone" width="658"] The global shortage of semiconductors has seen Chinese-backed company Nexperia seal a deal for a 100% stake in Newport Wafer Fab in the UK. (Photo by…
28 Sep 2020
How digitisation is transforming financial services
[caption id="attachment_2209" align="alignnone" width="658"] Online-only challenger banks such as Monzo and Starling have revolutionised the financial services landscape in the UK. (Photo by Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images)[/caption] The rise…
13 Aug 2020
Covid-19 and infrastructure: A chance for innovation?
Credit: Shutterstock While the aviation and transport sectors have taken a big hit, telecoms and energy transition are showing that Covid-19 provides a chance to innovate within the infrastructure world.…