The Maltese fintech brand Blackcatcard won five prestigious awards in 2024: – Best Innovation in Financial Technology of the Year (MiGEA 2024);– Best Use of Crypto/Blockchain Technologies (Malta Cryptocurrency Awards);– PayTech Leadership Award (PayTech Awards);– Digital Bank of the Year and Best Mobile Money Offering (Malta Fintech and Cryptocurrency Awards).Continue Reading
Politicians chose not to equip the UK with enough intensive care units before the pandemic the chief medical officer has said, as a senior NHS doctor described scenes “from hell” on hospital wards. Professor Kevin Fong – former national clinical adviser in emergency preparedness, resilience and response at NHS EnglandContinue Reading
Four companies which form part of the troubled cinema operator Cineworld are seeking High Court approval for a restructuring plan to allow them to continue trading. Cine-UK Ltd, Cineworld Cinemas Ltd, Cineworld Cinema Properties Ltd and Cineworld Estates Ltd, which are parts of the UK arm of the world’s second-largestContinue Reading
Astronomers have published a gigantic infrared map of the Milky Way, containing more than 1.5 billion objects, including newborn stars. Using the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (Vista) telescope, the scientists monitored the central regions of the Milky Way for more than 13 years.Continue Reading
Amazon has revealed it paid £932 million in direct taxes in the UK last year, some £150 million more than the prior year. The online marketplace, which is one of the country’s biggest employers, earned about £27 billion in total UK revenues in 2023, up from £23 billion in 2022.Continue Reading
The FTSE 100 closed slightly higher on Thursday following reports that China would soon announce another economic stimulus package after already announcing one earlier this week, pushing up European stocks. London’s blue-chip index rose 16.21 points, or 0.20%, to end the day at 8284.91, with most of its early gainsContinue Reading
Sean “Diddy” Combs is said to be “very eager” to testify at his upcoming criminal trial, according to his lawyer. “I don’t know that I could keep him off the stand,” the music mogul’s attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a teaser of TMZ’s new The Downfall of Diddy: The IndictmentContinue Reading
The minister in charge of social media and digital technology has not communicated directly with X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk, after the platform was linked to the summer riots. Sources close to Peter Kyle, the secretary of state for science innovation and technology, have said that the two menContinue Reading
Southern Water is drawing up contingency plans to ship water from Norway to mitigate the risk of supply shortages and droughts. The UK utility’s plan aims to import up to 45 million litres of water a day into the areas it covers – Hampshire, Kent, East and West Sussex andContinue Reading
Ukrainian snooker star Anton Kazakov suffered a cruel mishap when potting his cue ball after sinking a ‘match-levelling’ black at the British Open. Kazakov, 19, currently an amateur after losing his status on tour, faced a tough task in Cheltenham with fellow teenager Liam Davies. An underdog for the tie,Continue Reading
