Ryan Browne
CNBC
United Kingdom
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Early Revolut backer Lakestar leads $40 million investment in French fintech startup Swan
French embedded finance startup Swan raised 37 million euros ($40 million) in a series B investment led by European venture capital giant Lakestar. → Read More
Britain's $4.5 billion digital bank Monzo debuts investments feature
British digital bank Monzo has launched a feature that lets users invest with as little as £1. → Read More
Standard Chartered-owned crypto firm Zodia launches in Singapore
Zodia Custody, a subsidiary of Standard Chartered, has expanded its presence in Singapore for the first time, the company told CNBC exclusively. → Read More
Online grocery firm Instacart seeks up to $9.3 billion valuation in IPO
Instacart is looking to raise up to $616 million of fresh capital alongside existing shareholders in an IPO that could value the firm at $9.3 billion. → Read More
Ripple buys crypto infrastructure startup in its second acquisition of 2023
Cryptocurrency company Ripple on Friday it will acquire Fortress Trust, a startup specializing in crypto infrastructure. → Read More
Stripe rival Adyen secures banking license in the UK
Adyen has acquired a banking license in the U.K., which enables its merchants to offer cash advances to small and medium-sized enterprises in the country. → Read More
Qualcomm CEO says AI may breathe new life into smartphones: 'It could create a new upgrade cycle'
The CEO of U.S. chip giant Qualcomm thinks artificial intelligence could give the smartphone market a fresh lease on life. → Read More
EU lists Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and three other tech giants as 'gatekeepers' under strict competition rules
The European Union on Wednesday unveiled a list of six designated "gatekeepers" set to come under its new Digital Markets Act. → Read More
Chip design firm Arm seeks up to $52 billion valuation in blockbuster U.S. IPO
Arm was previously dually listed in London and New York, before SoftBank acquired it for $32 billion in 2016. → Read More
Musk's X to collect biometric information and employment data
X will start collecting users' biometric information and employment history, according to an update to its privacy policy. → Read More
Engineering group ABB 'pretty pessimistic' on China: 'It will be challenging for the rest of the year'
China, a powerhouse of manufacturing often referred as "the world's factory" due to its influence on global trade, is ABB's second-biggest market. → Read More
Buy now, pay later firm Klarna cuts losses in first half but fails to post profit
Swedish buy now, pay later firm Klarna reduced losses by roughly 67% in the first half of 2023, as it cut costs dramatically in a bid for profitability. → Read More
Britain to host world's first AI safety summit at home of World War II codebreakers
The event will take place on Nov. 1 and 2, and will "consider the risks of AI, especially at the frontier of development," the U.K. government said Thursday. → Read More
Europe's Stripe rival Adyen dives 39% after slowest sales growth on record
Adyen reported revenue of 739.1 million euros ($804.3 million) in the first half of the year, up by 21% from 2022, but below analyst estimates. → Read More
Sony raises forecast on PlayStation gaming growth but profit drops 31% in first quarter
Sony on Wednesday reported a 31% fall in profit in the June quarter — but raised full-year sales forecasts on the back of strength in its PlayStation business. → Read More
Africa's gaming market is expected to top $1 billion in 2024 — in the face of a global slowdown
Sub-Saharan Africa's gaming industry is expected to generate over $1 billion for the first time in 2024, according to data from research firm Newzoo. → Read More
DCG-owned crypto exchange Luno loses top global exec as woes mount
Vijay Ayyar, Luno's vice president of corporate development and international, resigned from the firm after seven years working there. → Read More
We're in the AOL phase of artificial intelligence, tech CEO says, as industry raves about A.I.
Sachin Dev Duggal, CEO of Builder.ai, said we've only just begun to see what's possible with AI and that the space is in need of a reality check. → Read More
Microsoft is betting its future on cloud gaming — but that's what tripped up the Activision deal
U.K. regulators fears that Microsoft could in future withhold its blockbuster Call of Duty, Warcraft and Diablo titles from other cloud gaming platforms. → Read More
Fintech giants Klarna and Block slam 'outdated' UK buy now, pay later regulation proposals
Executives at two of the world's biggest buy now, pay later firms say that the U.K. regulation plans will result in disproportionate friction for consumers. → Read More