Jonathan Symcox

3 days ago | businesscloud.co.uk | Jonathan Symcox

FinTechAppointmentsFinTech giant Revolut has appointed Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier as the CEO for its new Western Europe headquarters in Paris. The hub will serve as the hub for Revolut’s banking operations in the region, with Cossa-Dumurgier’s key focus to be securing the company’s banking licence from the French banking regulator, the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR), and the European Central Bank (ECB).

3 days ago | businesscloud.co.uk | Jonathan Symcox

EdTechDealsMarTechMarketing and tech firm Brave Bison Group plc is set to complete a £19m swoop for EdTech MiniMBA. Brave Bison, owner of Social Chain, entered into exclusive negotiations with Centaur Media plc on 9th May. The parties have now agreed the deal. London-based eLearning business MiniMBA provides MBA-level tuition through an online learning platform to around 6,000 delegates every year and has trained almost 40,000 professionals since inception.

3 days ago | businesscloud.co.uk | Jonathan Symcox

RetailTHG PLC has reported a return to group revenue growth in the second quarter of the financial year. In a statement ahead of its AGM, the listed retailer – which comprises the MyProtein sports nutrition brand, Lookfantastic beauty website and City AM newspaper – said trading had been much improved across both its beauty and nutrition divisions. Its FY 2025 guidance remains unchanged.

4 days ago | businesscloud.co.uk | Jonathan Symcox

There’s been a quiet shift happening in corporate legal departments over the past decade. Once viewed as technical specialists sitting at the end of the table, general counsels (GCs) are now taking their place at the heart of strategy, risk and reputation. And increasingly, the person stepping into that role is a woman. In the UK, nearly 40% of FTSE 100 board members are now women, up from just 19% a decade ago. In 2022 half of the US Fortune 500 GCs were women.

4 days ago | businesscloud.co.uk | Jonathan Symcox

FinTechInvestmentCar finance FinTech Carmoola has secured a £300m private asset-backed securities facility. The partnership with NatWest and Chenavari Investment Managers triples its existing debt facility as it looks to rapidly scale its direct-to-consumer solution. It says the approach, which eliminates the need for traditional intermediaries, makes car finance simple, accessible and affordable. Customer numbers have doubled year-on-year.