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| 20.11.2025 | World's first vessel retrofit fund using a pay-as-you-save repayment mechanism closes at USD 35M | Fund for Energy Efficiency Technologies (FEET) provides up to 100% upfront financing for retrofits and introduces a pay-as-you-save repayment mechanism linked directly to verified fuel and regulatory savings
By offering unsecured leases on ... |
| 04.11.2025 | In Hong Kong, Ant Group finds an anchor for its global fintech ambitions | Ant Group is deepening its global ambitions through Hong Kong, positioning the city as a central base for cross-border financial innovation and enterprise growth. The company’s chairman, Eric Jing, outlined this direction during the tenth H... |
| 17.10.2025 | Canton Fair attracts record buyers | Emerging markets remain a strong growth engine for Chinese export-oriented enterprises, as a record number of overseas buyers preregistered for the China Import and Export Fair, popularly known as the Canton Fair.
The fair, held twice a yea... |
| 03.10.2025 | Mahmud Kamani-backed vertical farm collapses after failing to find a buyer | A vertical farming group backed by the likes of Boohoo co-founder Mahmud Kamani has collapsed after being unable to find a buyer, owing creditors nearly £8m.
London-based Vertical Future had raised more than £37m in capital since it was fou... |
| 10.08.2025 | WorldFirst Receives Malaysian License to Expand Cross-Border Payment Services | Listen to this article
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| 08.07.2025 | Expenses After You Establish A Company In UK: A Practical Breakdown | Share
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Launching a limited company in the UK is an exciting step towards building your business empire, whether you’re in London or halfway across the globe. But once your company is registered with Companies House, w... |
| 17.04.2025 | Ant International’s WorldFirst Launches World Card: A Game Changer for Global Payments | In a world where commerce knows no borders, Ant International’s WorldFirst has stepped up to the plate. On April 16, 2025, they unveiled the World Card, a virtual payment solution designed to simplify global transactions for small and mediu... |
| 16.04.2025 | Ant International’s WorldFirst launches World Card to streamline global commerce payments | WorldFirst, an all-in-one digital cross-border payment and treasury service offered by Ant International to global businesses, has launched “World Card,” a Mastercard-enabled virtual card solution designed to help small and medium enterpris... |
| 16.04.2025 | Ant International’s WorldFirst Unveils World Card a Global Payment Solution | Share
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Takeaway Points Ant WorldFirst has launched World Card. The aim is to simplify payment for global commerce. World ... |
| 20.03.2025 | Украинский венчурный фонд Roosh Ventures инвестировал в лондонский FinTech стартап Prosper | Стартап Prosper, разрабатывающий ИИ-платформу для персонализированного опыта инвестирования, провел венчурный раунд, который возглавил британский венчурный фонд Fuel Ventures. Также в компанию вложились фонды Capital One, World First, Tande... |
| 31.01.2025 | The Shifting Landscape of 3D Printing Investment | The world of 3D printing is evolving. Investors are no longer swayed by shiny new printers or marginal improvements. They want substance. They seek solutions that address real problems. The days of hype-driven investments are fading. A new ... |
| 30.01.2025 | Prosper Raises £4M in Funding | Prosper, a London, UK-based provider of a wealth management platform, raised £4M in funding.
The round was led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from Nick Perrett.
The company intends to use the funds to scale its customer base, launch i... |
| 05.12.2024 | Mambu Acquires Numeral | Mambu, an Amsterdam, the Netherlands-based provider of a cloud banking platform, acquired Numeral, a Paris, France-based payment technology provider for banks and fintechs.
The amount of the eel was not disclosed.
The acquisition strengthen... |
| 30.08.2024 | APAC Micro-MNCs Favor Digital Trade, Tech, Branding for Future Growth | Deloitte has launched a new report that finds micro multinational companies (micro-MNCs) in the Asia-Pacific region are increasingly adopting digital technologies and investing more in branding amid optimism on cross-border e-commerce and d... |
| 23.08.2024 | The Surge of Cross-Border Payments: How Chinese Firms are Leading the Charge | In the vast ocean of global commerce, cross-border payments are the lifeboats that keep businesses afloat. As the world becomes more interconnected, the demand for seamless international transactions is skyrocketing. Chinese firms are at th... |
| 22.08.2024 | Chinese Firms Drive 15.5% Surge in Cross-Border Payments as Global E-Commerce Expands | (Yicai) Aug. 22 -- China’s cross-border payment industry is developing swiftly as more Chinese firms expand their global reach through online sales.
Non-banking payment institutions logged a 15.5 percent jump in cross-border online payments... |
| 22.08.2024 | Exclusive: WorldFirst discusses SME success in cross-border payments | In an increasingly interconnected world, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are finding new opportunities to expand their operations globally.
At the forefront of facilitating this international growth is WorldFirst, a digital paymen... |
| 04.06.2024 | UK wealthech backed by Tom Blomfield looks to crowdfund £1m | A UK wealthtech targeting the mass affluent and backed by Monzo co-founder Tom Blomfield is returning to the crowdfunding market, looking to raise £1m.
Prosper was co-founded in 2020 by former Tandem executives Ricky Knox and Nick Perrett (... |
| 10.05.2024 | WorldFirst upgrades payment and financial solutions to better serve merchants venturing overseas | In 2013, driven by the dream of striking gold, Wang Hao moved from Harbin to Shenzhen with his college roommate to delve into e-commerce. When the duo made their first windfall from a Singles’ Day event in the mid-2010s, they were convinced... |
| 21.04.2024 | Chinese Digital Payments Platform WorldFirst Launches Payment Solution WorldTrade | This week WorldFirst, a digital payment and financial services platform for global businesses, launched WorldTrade, a payment solution for global sourcing to bolster the security and speed of cross-border payment for international SMEs that... |
| 14.03.2024 | UEFA Euro 2024’s Official Payment Partner Alipay+ Sets New Benchmarks in Gamified Fan Experience Management | Alipay+ is the exclusive Official Payment Partner of UEFA EURO 2024.Alipay+, Antom, and WorldFirst expand their digital payment services, seeking to engage fans around the world in the lead-up to the UEFA Euro 2024
Leading retail stores, ai... |
| 11.03.2024 | SatoshiDEX, the world’s first DEX on Bitcoin, has Raised Over $1 Million in Pre-Sale | Bitcoin Gets DeFi: SatoshiDEX Pre-Sale Surpasses $1 Million Goal!
London, UK, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SatoshiDEX — the world's 1st decentralized exchange, has raised now over $1,000,000 to lead the DeFi on Bitcoin.
Pre-Sale is of... |
| 11.03.2024 | SatoshiDEX, the world’s first DEX on Bitcoin, has Raised Over $1 Million in Pre-Sale | - |
| 23.02.2024 | World’s First Bitcoin DEX – SatoshiSwap.ai Has Raised $700,000 in Pre-Sale in 48 Hours | - |
| 10.01.2024 | How Ant International is shaping the future of financial inclusion | Listen to this article
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| 20.10.2023 | Creating a Digital Brand Identity: Essential Steps for E-Commerce Excellence | 0 shares
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In an age where digital presence is synonymous with brand identity, establishing a robust and resonant online persona is imperative for e-commerce success. As the virtual face of your enterprise, your ... |
| 04.04.2023 | Mercia invests £3m to develop world’s first testosterone patch for post-menopausal women | A University of Warwick spin-out has raised almost £3m from Mercia Asset Management to develop the world’s first testosterone patch for women with menopausal symptoms. |
| 21.03.2022 | Ant appoints new Southeast Asia general manager | FintechManagementNews
Aditya Hadi Pratama · 1d ago · 1 min readAnt appoints new Southeast Asia general manager
Ant Group, the fintech arm of Alibaba, has appointed Jia Hang as the regional general manager for Southeast Asia. The role was cr... |
| 15.02.2019 | Term Sheet — Friday, February 15 | FINDING OPPORTUNITY
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| 14.02.2019 | Alibaba’s Ant Financial buys UK currency exchange giant WorldFirst reportedly for around $700M | Ant Financial, the financial services behemoth affiliated with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has made its first big move into Europe. It’s acquired London-headquartered payments company WorldFirst in a deal that sources tell us is value... |
| 02.08.2018 | WorldFirst: UK SMEs Still Positive After All the Brexit Fears | Even while the parliamentary Brexit soap opera continues and elected officials debate the optimal strategy to cut the best deal with Brussels, UK SMEs remain resolute in their focus to move onward and upward whether they are are part of the... |
| 28.02.2018 | Payments Platform WorldFirst Report: Number of UK SMEs Trading Internationally Declined by Half in 2017 Compared to End of 2016 | WorldFirst, a global payments provider, has published their Global Trade Tracker that provides a glimpse of UK SME activity during the quarter. According to their numbers, international trading by UK SMEs declined by almost 50% in comparing... |
| 05.09.2017 | WorldFirst’s World Account Offers Global Payments in Local Currencies | Following a successful Beta trial and over 1000 registrations, WorldFirst has launched their newest offering the “World Account” for online money transfers. The World Account is launching as a free service with no hidden fees or charges on ... |
| 13.06.2017 | Revolut launches business accounts in U.K. and Europe | Revolut, the London fintech startup that offers a card and current account features, coupled with low currency exchange, is launching a new product aimed at businesses — upping the ante against competing services, such as TransferWise’s rec... |
| 23.05.2017 | SD Worx and World First partnership cuts complexity of payroll exchange rates to support global HR and payroll customers | Antwerp, Belgium, 23 May, 2017 – Today SD Worx, global payroll and HR service provider, announced it is partnering with World First, the international payments and money transfer business, to deliver a single currency transfer solution to S... |
| 19.12.2016 | Let’s not fool ourselves: Northern tech has a LONG way to go | This article was originally posted on the Tech North website.
John Lewis has founded and grown high tech companies. Here he gives a personal view about the current state of the technology sector in Northern England.
“The first principle i... |
| 19.10.2015 | World First & Virgin Money Target Banks with Money Transfer Service | Virgin Money has partnered-up with World First in a push to “positively disrupt the international payments industry. Virgin Money has positioned itself as the anti-bank. It presently provides savings, mortgages, credit cards, current accoun... |
| 11.11.2013 | World First UK Closes Minority Equity Investment | World First UK Limited, a London, UK-based provider of foreign exchange, international payment and hedging solutions, closed a minority growth equity investment.
The round – of undisclosed amount – was led by FTV Capital, with participation... |
| 14.05.2013 | Is Bitcoin inherently criminal? We asked a criminal... | (Following is part two of CoinDesk’s look at Bitcoin’s reputation as a currency for hackers and buyers of illegal drugs. See part one here.)
Face it: Many people who complain that bitcoin is just for criminals are thinking specifically of S... |
| 22.04.2009 | World First achieves significant operational efficiencies with SMA Financial’s SWIFT Bureau Service | • FX broker copes with 400% increase in payments and gears up for exponential growth
LONDON, 22 April 2009 – SMA Financial (www.sma.co.uk), SWIFT Regional partner for UK, Eire and Channel Islands today announced that World First (www.worldf... |
| - | China Jushi to Invest USD812 Million in World's First Zero-Carbon Glass Fiber Plant | (Yicai Global) Dec. 30 -- China Jushi, a leading fiberglass maker, intends to invest CNY5.7 billion (USD812 million) to build the world's first zero-carbon glass fiber plant in the Chinese city of Huai'an.
Jushi will spend CNY4.7 billion to... |
