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U.K.-based stock-trading startup Lightyear is finally expanding to the web, nearly two years after the company first emerged out of stealth. Founded out of London in 2020, Lightyear is one of a number of fintechs that promise an easy conduit for the general public to invest their money in some of the world’s biggest companies.

Norwegian startup Freyr will first build batteries to power electric vehicles and store clean energy in a remote town near the Arctic Circle.

TechSpot is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. What just happened? A coordinated operation by prosecutors in five different European countries dismantled a large online fraud business, putting nearly half a dozen suspects behind bars and uncovering a handful of illegal call centers. The culprits were found in

The ECB appeared to roll back recent statements that the digital euro will be a programmable CBDC. Comments from the bank’s head suggested there would be limited controls. A spokesperson for the ECB has told BeInCrypto that any upcoming Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC, or “digital euro”) will not be programmable money. “The ECB would

By Mark Hunter3 hours agoWed Mar 15 2023 11:52:22 Reading Time: 2 minutes The European Parliament has voted to implement new smart contract laws, which includes a provision to include a ‘kill switch’ The kill switch would necessitate smart contracts to be mutable, which has worried experts The vote passed 500-23, but experts have warned

Customers of banking apps are struggling to feed their families or being forced to take out expensive loans, days after their accounts were supposedly unfrozen following the collapse of Wirecard. The insolvency of Wirecard AG prompted the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to temporarily suspend payments processed by Wirecard Card Solutions (WCS) Ltd, a subsidiary

HIMSS has announced that its European health conference and exhibition will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, 7-9 June.  Lisa Thomlinson, HIMSS senior director of content and programming EMEA, said the conference will deliver practical, evidence-based sessions showcasing solutions to healthcare’s toughest challenges in areas such as workforce, sustainability and resilience, chronic disease management and health

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