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By Lloyd Price, Co Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Zesty London is rapidly gaining a reputation as the ‘FinTech” capital of the world as investor appetite for disruptive startups in the financial services market increases beyond Angel and Seed financing …

By Mike Laven, CEO, The Currency Cloud If ‘FinTech’ is one of technology’s hottest sectors today, then international payments must surely be the hottest niche, at least if we’re judging by level of investor activity. This year in London alone, …

The European start-up scene is thriving, full of bright young things trying to turn innovative ideas into real businesses. But, increasingly I’m starting to feel that things are getting out of kilter: the start-up scene seems to have become more …

As part of our philosophy to make our fast growing Silicon Roundabout platform an invaluable resource in the technology ‘ecosystem’ we are delighted to now bring you Monocle Magazines weekly show ‘The Entrepreneurs’. Enjoy!  

Non-EU nationals require a permit in order to be able to work in the UK, but otherwise hiring employees is relatively simple. Employees must be given written confirmation of their basic employment terms, either in a simple document or alternatively …

Listen this week for an entertaining 30-minute look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days, with Wired.co.uk’s Olivia Solon, Katie Collins and Liat Clark. This week: Top stories 1) Microsoft has a new CEO 2) David …

Patience is a virtue, or so the saying goes… It’s not always a virtue though, if you’re a venture capitalist. VC investors are having to wait longer and longer before exiting their portfolio companies, according to research carried out by …

Listen this week for an entertaining 30-minute look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days, with Wired.co.uk’s Nate Lanxon, Olivia Solon and Liat Clark. This week: Top stories 1) Forcing ISPs to block The Pirate …