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  • This UX specialist opened 12 UK bank accounts and ‘logged

    “I’ve got a really high attention to detail, which might sound great, but it’s possibly a curse because I can’t help but spot problems with everything around me,” says Peter Ramsey.He’s the founder of Built for Mars, a U.K.-based UX advisory, and he has spent the last three months documenting More

    This UX specialist opened 12 UK bank accounts and logged everything
  • Monzo co-founder Tom Blomfield moves from UK CEO role to

    More than five years after starting the company, Monzo co-founder Tom Blomfield is stepping down as CEO of the U.K. challenger bank to take up the newly created role of president.Current U.S. CEO, TS Anil, will become the new “Monzo UK Bank CEO,” subject to regulatory approval, and for More

    Monzo co-founder Tom Blomfield moves from UK CEO role to president
  • Call for EU state aid rules to flex for startups

    European startups are calling for more flexibility in EU state aid rules to allow national governments to provide liquidity for the region’s fledgling digital businesses during the COVID-19 crisis.In a joint letter addressed to Commission EVP Margrethe Vestager, more than a dozen startup associations from across the bloc have called More

    Call for EU state aid rules to flex for startups
  • E-bike startup Angell partners with SEB for manufacturing and investment

    French startup Angell has signed a wide-ranging partnership with SEB, the French industrial company behind All-Clad, Krups, Moulinex, Rowenta, Tefal and others. As part of the deal, SEB will manufacture Angell’s electric bikes in a factory in Is-sur-Tille near Dijon, France.SEB’s investment arm, SEB Alliance, is also investing in Angell More

    E-bike startup Angell partners with SEB for manufacturing and investment
  • How will Europe’s coronavirus contact-tracing apps work across borders?

    Solutions should allow Member States’ servers to communicate and receive relevant keys between themselves using a trusted and secure mechanism.Roaming users should upload their relevant proximity encounter information to the home country backend. The other Member State(s) should be informed about possible infected or exposed users*.*For roaming users, the question More

    How will Europes coronavirus contact-tracing apps work across borders?