by Ekrem Duman | Jul 29, 2026 | Banking, Fintech & Transfers, United Kingdom Finance & Fintech
Home›Finance›Fintech & Transfers›UK Finance & Fintech›UK Business Current Accounts and SME Banking: Competition, Switching and Fintech ⚡ TL;DRA UK business current account is operating infrastructure, not just an app and sort code. It receives revenue, pays...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 29, 2026 | Banking, International Finance, United Kingdom Finance & Fintech
Home›Finance›Fintech & Transfers›UK Finance & Fintech›UK Capital Markets and IPO Reform: Listings, Prospectuses and Trading Infrastructure ⚡ TL;DRA UK listing is not one approval. A company, its securities and the market on which they trade sit inside...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 29, 2026 | AI Strategy & Operations, Finance
⚡ TL;DR Moody’s Ratings warned in July 2026 that “unprecedented” AI infrastructure spending — projected to hit $785 billion in 2026 and $1 trillion by 2027 — is eroding free cash flow and increasing balance-sheet risk at Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet,...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 29, 2026 | Accounting, Audit Risk & Controls
⚡ TL;DR Two separate 2026 incidents have put Big Four audit quality back under scrutiny: Ernst & Young disclosed a breach of a third-party IT support platform that exposed client tax documents, and the UK’s Financial Reporting Council opened a multi-year...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 28, 2026 | Startup, Startup Funding
Startup funding in 2026 is not simply “back” — it is concentrated. US startups have raised roughly $415 billion across more than 4,660 equity rounds so far this year, a 112.93% increase over the same period in 2025, but the capital is clustering into a...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 27, 2026 | Banking, Fintech & Transfers, United Kingdom Finance & Fintech
Home›Finance›Fintech & Transfers›UK Finance & Fintech›UK Financial Advice and IFA Consolidation: Networks, Platforms and Consumer Risk ⚡ TL;DRThe UK financial-advice market is relationship-led but increasingly consolidated. The FCA’s 2025 survey, published in...
